DETROIT – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers stopped 94 handguns at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW) security checkpoints in 2021, a notable increase over the 47 detected in 2019.
Nationwide, TSA officers stopped 5…
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January 19, 2022 | Local Press Release
ST. LOUIS, Mo. - Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Missouri airports discovered a total of 183 firearms in travelers’ carry-on luggage in 2021. St. Louis Lambert International Airport (STL) broke a statewide record with 102…
January 19, 2022 | Local Press Release
INDIANAPOLIS – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers stopped 74 handguns at Indianapolis International Airport (IND) security checkpoints in 2021, a notable increase over the 62 detected in 2019.
Nationwide, TSA officers stopped 5,…
January 19, 2022 | Local Press Release
MILWAUKEE – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers stopped 23 handguns at Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport security checkpoints in 2021, a notable increase from the 16 guns caught in 2019.
Nationwide, TSA officers stopped 5,…
January 19, 2022 | 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 2021, more than double the number found in 2020. Each of the firearms were discovered by…
January 18, 2022 | Local Press Release
CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers stopped nine handguns at West Virginia airport security checkpoints in 2021, one more than the eight caught in 2020.
Nationwide, TSA officers detected 5,972 firearms at…
January 18, 2022 | Local Press Release
CHARLOTTE - Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at North Carolina airports discovered a total of 254 firearms in travelers’ carry-on luggage in 2021, with several airports across the state doubling or tripling their 2020 totals.…
January 18, 2022 | Local Press Release
Passengers bringing guns to Transportation Security Administration (TSA) checkpoints reached record levels across Florida in 2021. A total of 666 guns were intercepted by the TSA across the state, a 26 percent increase from the highest previous…
January 18, 2022 | Local Press Release
PHILADELPHIA - Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers set a record for the number of guns detected at Pennsylvania airport security checkpoints last year. TSA officers stopped 89 handguns at Pennsylvania airport security checkpoints…
January 18, 2022 | Local Press Release
SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers prevented a West Virginia man from boarding his flight with a 9mm loaded with 11 bullets, at the Syracuse Hancock International Airport security checkpoint on Monday, Jan. 17.…
January 18, 2022 | Local Press Release
Passengers bringing guns to Transportation Security Administration (TSA) checkpoints reached record levels across Louisiana in 2021 with Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) coming in ninth in the country.
Transportation Security…
January 18, 2022 | National Press Release
WASHINGTON – The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) closed 2021 demonstrating the agency’s commitment to the security of the nation’s transportation system, and the ability to drive innovation and address emerging threats.
“In many ways,…
January 18, 2022 | Local Press Release
WASHINGTON, DC -- Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers stopped 98 handguns at Virginia airport security checkpoints in 2021, a new record and a huge jump from the 55 guns caught in 2020. All of the firearms were discovered by TSA…
January 18, 2022 | Local Press Release
ATLANTA - Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Georgia airports discovered a total of 542 firearms in travelers’ carry-on luggage in 2021, with Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport shattering a national single-airport…
January 18, 2022 | Local Press Release
NEW YORK -- Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers stopped 26 handguns at New York City area airport checkpoints in 2021, an increase from the 17 guns caught in 2020. Each of the firearms were discovered by TSA officers during the…
January 18, 2022 | Local Press Release
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Tennessee airports discovered a total of 283 firearms in travelers’ carry-on luggage in 2021. Nashville International Airport (BNA) broke a statewide record with 163 guns…
January 18, 2022 | Local Press Release
DENVER - Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Denver International Airport (DEN) discovered 141 firearms in travelers’ carry-on luggage in 2021, setting a new record for firearm finds at DEN’s three security checkpoints. Every…
January 18, 2022 | Local Press Release
CHICAGO – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers stopped 91 handguns at Chicago O’Hare International Airport security checkpoints in 2021, and 42 at Chicago Midway International Airport, a notable increase over the totals in both 2020…
January 18, 2022 | Local Press Release
ARLINGTON, Va. – A Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officer at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) prevented an Alexandria, Va., man from bringing a handgun onto his flight on Saturday, Jan. 16. It was the third gun detected…
January 18, 2022 | Local Press Release
CHARLESTON, S.C. - Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at South Carolina airports discovered a total of 72 firearms in travelers’ carry-on luggage in 2021, a new annual record for the state. Each of the firearms were discovered by…
January 18, 2022 | Local Press Release
ALBANY, N.Y. - Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers stopped 19 handguns at Upstate New York airport security checkpoints in 2021, an increase from the 13 caught in 2020. All of the firearms were discovered by TSA officers during the…
January 18, 2022 | Local Press Release
WASHINGTON -- Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers stopped 72 handguns at airport security checkpoints in the Baltimore/Washington region in 2021, a sharp increase from the 30 guns caught in 2020. Each of the firearms were…
January 18, 2022 | Local Press Release
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is holding a recruiting event on January 26th to assist individuals interested in an exciting new federal career as a Transportation Security Officer (TSO) at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International…
January 18, 2022 | Local Press Release
SALT LAKE CITY - Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) discovered 115 firearms in travelers’ carry-on luggage in 2021, easily surpassing prior years’ totals for firearm finds at SLC.…
January 18, 2022 | Local Press Release
CLEVELAND – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers stopped 43 handguns at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport (CLE) security checkpoints in 2021, a notable increase over the 26 detected in 2019.
Nationwide, TSA officers stopped 5…
