Press Releases

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…

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…

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 (…

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…

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…

BOISE, Idaho – The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) today displayed a collection of the Top 10 prohibited items found by security screening officers at five…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

SALT LAKE CITY - Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers in Utah detected a record 126 firearms in travelers’ carry-on luggage in 2023, with the greatest number of firearms discovered at Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC), the…

ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at the three busiest airports in Alaska detected a record 55 firearms in travelers’ carry-on luggage in 2023, with the greatest number of firearms discovered Ted Stevens…

DES MOINES – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers stopped seven handguns at Des Moines International Airport (DSM) security checkpoints in 2023, a decrease compared to the 15 detected in 2022. Nationwide, TSA officers stopped a…

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…

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…

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…

DENVER - Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Denver International Airport (DEN) discovered 178 firearms in travelers’ carry-on luggage in 2023, setting yet another record for firearm finds at DEN’s three security checkpoints.…

HONOLULU - Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers in Hawaii detected five firearms in travelers’ carry-on luggage in 2023, with the greatest number of firearms discovered Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL), the state’s…

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…

MINNEAPOLIS – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers stopped 53 firearms at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP) security checkpoints in 2023, a decrease from the 58 detected in 2022. Nationwide, TSA officers stopped a…

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…