February 2, 2024 | Local Press Release
PHILADELPHIA - During 2023, TSA officers at Philadelphia International prevented 45 guns from being carried onto planes by passengers, which surpassed the previous record of 44 guns caught, which was set in 2022. Eighty-nine percent of those guns…
February 1, 2024 | Local Press Release
Memphis, Tenn. – Transportation Security Administration officers at Memphis International Airport (MEM) discovered a loaded firearm at a security checkpoint yesterday, bringing the total detected at the airport to a four this year.
At approximately…
January 30, 2024 | Local Press Release
PHILADELPHIA – A Wilmington, Del., man was arrested by police yesterday (Jan. 29) at Philadelphia International Airport after Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers detected a gun in the man’s carry-on bag at one of the airport…
January 30, 2024 | Local Press Release
JACKSON, MS – A Mexican National who was living in Richland, Mississippi, was sentenced to 24 months in prison for aggravated identity theft.
According to court documents, Ivonne Elena Cortez-Acosta, 51, was first apprehended by Customs and Border…
January 30, 2024 | Local Press Release
BOZEMAN, Montana - Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers in Montana detected a record 59 firearms in travelers’ carry-on luggage in 2023, with the greatest number of firearms discovered at Bozeman-Yellowstone International Airport (…
January 30, 2024 | Local Press Release
BISMARCK, N.D. – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers prevented a passenger from bringing two handguns onboard an airplane at Bismarck Municipal Airport (BIS) Friday.
These are the first two firearms detected at a BIS checkpoint…
January 29, 2024 | Local Press Release
PHILADELPHIA – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Philadelphia International Airport prevented two individuals from bringing their handguns onto their flights yesterday, Sunday, Jan. 28.
The first firearm caught…
January 26, 2024 | Local Press Release
Three Florida airports once again made the nationwide top 10 list for passengers bringing firearms to the security checkpoints. They were Orlando International Airport (MCO) with 164 firearms intercepted by TSA officers, Tampa International (…
January 26, 2024 | Local Press Release
DES MOINES – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers prevented a handgun from making its way onboard an airplane at Des Moines International Airport (DSM) Friday.
This is the second firearm detected at a DSM checkpoint this year. The…
January 25, 2024 | Local Press Release
WINDSOR LOCKS, Conn. – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers stopped a Connecticut man from carrying a loaded firearm onto his flight at Bradley International Airport (BDL) on Wednesday, January 24.
During Wednesday morning security…
January 23, 2024 | Local Press Release
BOISE, Idaho – The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) today displayed a collection of the Top 10 prohibited items found by security screening officers at five different Idaho airports in 2023. Eight of the 10 items were discovered during…
January 23, 2024 | Local Press Release
AUSTIN –On Sunday, January 21, Transportation Security Officers at the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport prevented four handguns at security checkpoints from making it onboard aircraft. The firearms were fully loaded and represent 36% of the…
January 22, 2024 | Local Press Release
SYRACUSE, N.Y. –On Saturday, January 20, Transportation Security Officers at the Syracuse Hancock International Airport detected a 9mm handgun in a man’s carry-on bag at a security checkpoint. The firearm was fully loaded with 10 rounds of…
January 12, 2024 | National Press Release
WASHINGTON — The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) marked another successful year in 2023, making significant strides to improve transportation security effectiveness, efficiency and enhance the aviation passenger experience. In 2023, TSA…
January 12, 2024 | Local Press Release
ST. LOUIS, Mo. - Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Missouri airports discovered a total of 212 firearms in travelers’ carry-on luggage in 2023. Each of the firearms was discovered by TSA officers during the routine screening…
January 12, 2024 | Local Press Release
HEBRON, Ky. - Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Kentucky airports discovered a total of 119 firearms in travelers’ carry-on luggage in 2023, matching a previous statewide record set in 2021. Each of the firearms was discovered…
January 12, 2024 | Local Press Release
CHARLESTON, S.C. - Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at South Carolina airports discovered a total of 87 firearms in travelers’ carry-on luggage in 2023, a new annual record for the state. Each of the firearms were discovered by…
January 11, 2024 | Local Press Release
SEATTLE - Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers in Washington detected 173 firearms in travelers’ carry-on luggage in 2022, with the majority of the firearms discovered at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport’s (SEA) security…
January 11, 2024 | Local Press Release
HARTFORD – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at nine New England airports detected a record 52 firearms in 2023, five more than the previous record of 47 set in 2022.
In 2023, TSA New England screened more than 30.5 million…
January 11, 2024 | Local Press Release
SACRAMENTO, California - Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Sacramento International Airport (SMF) detected a record 57 firearms in travelers’ carry-on luggage in 2023. Every one of these firearms was discovered during the…
January 11, 2024 | Local Press Release
SAN FRANCISCO – The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced today that its security screening officers at the three major airports in the Bay Area detected 49 firearms in travelers’ carry-on luggage in 2023. Every one of these…
January 11, 2024 | Local Press Release
PALM SPRINGS, California - Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Palm Springs International Airport (PSP) detected four firearms in travelers’ carry-on luggage in 2023. Each one of these firearms was discovered during the routine…
January 11, 2024 | Local Press Release
CHARLOTTE - Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at North Carolina airports discovered a total of 236 firearms in travelers’ carry-on luggage in 2023, down from the total of 250 found in 2022.
Despite the overall statewide decrease…
January 11, 2024 | Local Press Release
ATLANTA - Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Georgia airports discovered a total of 496 firearms in travelers’ carry-on luggage in 2022, with Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) leading the country with 451…
January 11, 2024 | Local Press Release
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Tennessee airports discovered a total of 313 firearms in travelers’ carry-on luggage in 2023, a decrease of more than 14 percent from the 2022 statewide total.
Nashville…
