Press Releases

HARRISBURG, Pa. – Residents in the Harrisburg Capital Region will be able to enroll in the Transportation Security Administration’s popular TSA PreCheck® program at Harrisburg International Airport from September 29 to October 7, where officials…

Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers across the State of Florida have seen a surge in passengers bringing guns to airport checkpoints, breaking a record in Ft. Lauderdale. TSA officers stopped three guns yesterday at Ft. Lauderdale…

EDISON, N.J. – Residents in and around Edison, New Jersey, will be able to enroll in the Transportation Security Administration’s popular TSA PreCheck® program at the AAA office in Edison from September 27 to October 1, where officials will host a…

PITTSBURGH, Pa. –Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers stopped a Homer City, Pennsylvania, resident from bringing his .380 caliber handgun onto a flight at Pittsburgh International Airport today, marking the 23rd gun caught at the…

EVANSVILLE, Indiana – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers stopped a firearm from making its way onboard an airplane at Evansville Regional Airport (EVV) Monday. During the routine screening of carry-on luggage, a TSA officer…

DALLAS / FORT WORTH - Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) have discovered 248 firearms at security checkpoints as of September 18, of this year. In 2020, TSA officers discovered 211…

NORFOLK, Va.—Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Norfolk International Airport caught a Virginia Beach woman with a bright pink .380 caliber handgun loaded with eight bullets at one of the airport security checkpoints yesterday…

SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers prevented a Texas man from boarding his flight with a .44 caliber handgun loaded with five bullets, at the Syracuse Hancock International Airport security checkpoint on Sunday,…

CLEVELAND – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers prevented two handguns from being carried onboard an airplane at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport (CLE) in the past five days. In the first incident on Thursday, Sept. 16, at…

( Español ) WASHINGTON – The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) launched a Spanish-language automated virtual assistant to answer…

WASHINGTON - La Administración de Seguridad en el Transporte (TSA) lanzó un asistente virtual automatizado en español para responder a preguntas rutina de viajeros a través de redes sociales. El nuevo sistema se puso en marcha el lunes y permite a…

REDDING, California - Officers with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) at Redding Municipal Airport (RDD) discovered two loaded firearms Thursday during the routine X-ray screening of carry-on luggage at the security checkpoint. The…

MILWAUKEE – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers prevented a handgun from making its way onboard an airplane at Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport (MKE) Monday, Sept. 13. During the routine screening of carry-on luggage, a…

LANSING, Michigan —  A credential authentication technology (CAT) unit has been installed and is in use at the Transportation Security Administration checkpoint at Capital Region International Airport (LAN). “The new credential authentication…

PITTSBURGH, Pa. –Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers stopped a Butler, Pennsylvania, resident from bringing his 9mm handgun onto a flight at Pittsburgh International Airport yesterday (Wednesday, Sept. 14), marking the 22nd gun…

BOSTON – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers stopped another firearm from entering a BOS security checkpoint yesterday.   On Tuesday evening around 7:30, a TSA officer detected a loaded .380 firearm along with a magazine…

RICHMOND, VA. – Transportation Security Administration officers at Richmond International Airport prevented a Mechanicsville, Virginia, man from carrying a 9mm handgun loaded with 15 bullets onto his flight this morning (September 15). The gun was…

PITTSBURGH, Pa. –Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers stopped a Pittsburgh resident from bringing his loaded .42 caliber handgun onto a flight at Pittsburgh International Airport on Friday, Sept. 10, one day before the 20th…

BOSTON – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers stopped a 48-year-old male from carrying a loaded firearm onto an airplane at Boston Logan International Airport (BOS) on Friday, September 10. This was the 12th firearm detection this…

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) commemorated the twentieth anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks today with an outdoor ceremony at the agency’s headquarters. Current and former agency officials were among those who…

DULLES, Va. – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) stopped a man from bringing a 9mm handgun loaded with nine bullets onto his flight yesterday, September 9, just two days before the…

PHILADELPHIA—Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers prevented a local woman from carrying a .380 caliber handgun loaded with seven bullets, including one in the chamber, onto her flight on Thursday, September 9, at Philadelphia…

MADISON – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers prevented a handgun from making its way onboard an airplane at Dane County Regional Airport (MSN) Wednesday. During the routine screening of carry-on luggage, a TSA officer spotted the…

Today, the Department of Homeland Security’s Transportation Security Administration (TSA) will increase the range of civil penalties that may be imposed on individuals who violate the federal mask mandate at airports, on…

PITTSBURGH, Pa. – Early this morning Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers stopped a traveler from bringing his loaded gun onto a flight at Pittsburgh International Airport—the second time in two days that a gun has been caught at…