January 17, 2023 | Local Press Release
PHILADELPHIA - Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers continued to detect guns at Pennsylvania airport security checkpoints last year. TSA officers stopped 82 handguns at Pennsylvania airport security checkpoints in 2022, a decline…
January 17, 2023 | Local Press Release
NEW YORK -- Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers stopped 39 handguns at New York City area airport checkpoints in 2022, an increase from the 26 guns caught in 2021. Each of the firearms were discovered by TSA officers during the…
January 17, 2023 | Local Press Release
PHOENIX, Arizona - Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers in Arizona detected 230 firearms in travelers’ carry-on luggage in 2022, with the majority of the firearms discovered at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport’s (PHX)…
January 17, 2023 | Local Press Release
ALBANY, N.Y. - Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers stopped 23 handguns at Upstate New York airport security checkpoints in 2022, an increase from the 19 caught in 2021. All of the firearms were discovered by TSA officers during the…
January 17, 2023 | Local Press Release
AUSTIN, TEXAS – The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced today that its security screening officers at airports in Central Texas Area detected 154 firearms in travelers’ carry-on luggage in 2022. Every one of these firearms was…
January 17, 2023 | Local Press Release
DALLAS FORT WORTH – The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced today
that its security screening officers in North Texas area airports detected 521 firearms in travelers’ carry-on luggage in 2022. Every one of these firearms was…
January 17, 2023 | Local Press Release
EL PASO, Texas – The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced today that its security screening officers at West Texas area airports detected 113 firearms in travelers’ carry-on luggage in 2022. Every one of these firearms was…
January 17, 2023 | Local Press Release
SAN ANTONIO – The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced today that its security screening officers at South Texas area airports detected 145 firearms in travelers’ carry-on luggage in 2022. Every one of these firearms was discovered…
January 17, 2023 | Local Press Release
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas - Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers in Arkansas detected 59 firearms in travelers’ carry-on luggage in 2022, with the majority of the firearms discovered at Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport’s (LIT)…
January 17, 2023 | Local Press Release
HOUSTON, Texas – The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced today that its security screening officers at the two major airports in East Texas Area detected 423 firearms in travelers’ carry-on luggage in 2022. Every one of these…
January 17, 2023 | Local Press Release
CHICAGO – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers stopped 85 handguns at Chicago O’Hare International Airport security checkpoints in 2022, and 38 at Chicago Midway International Airport, a decrease for both airports from 2021.
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January 17, 2023 | Local Press Release
MILWAUKEE – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers stopped 21 handguns at Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport security checkpoints in 2022, a decrease from the 23 guns caught in 2021.
Nationwide, TSA officers stopped 6,542…
January 10, 2023 | 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 two different Idaho airports – Boise Airport and Idaho Falls Regional Airport - in…
January 3, 2023 | Local Press Release
PITTSBURGH –Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Pittsburgh International Airport detected a loaded handgun inside an Ohio woman’s make-up bag, which was tucked inside a backpack that she carried to the security checkpoint on…
December 30, 2022 | Local Press Release
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) made it into the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) annual Top 10 List of most unusual items found at security checkpoints nationwide in 2022. TSA released…
December 30, 2022 | Local Press Release
WASHINGTON, D.C. — John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) made it into the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) annual Top 10 List of most unusual items found at security checkpoints nationwide in 2022. TSA released…
December 30, 2022 | Local Press Release
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Richmond International Airport (RIC) made it into the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) annual Top 10 List of most unusual items found at security checkpoints nationwide in 2022. TSA released…
December 30, 2022 | Local Press Release
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Frederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport (ROC) made it into the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) annual Top 10 List of most unusual items found at security checkpoints nationwide in 2022. TSA…
December 22, 2022 | Local Press Release
DULLES, Va. – A Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officer at Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) prevented a Reston, Va., resident from bringing a loaded handgun onto his flight on Wednesday, Dec. 21. The 9mm handgun was loaded…
December 22, 2022 | Local Press Release
ARLINGTON, Va.-- The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is prepared for holiday travelers who are planning to fly out of the National Capital Region during the Christmas and New Year holidays as passenger volume is expected to increase…
December 19, 2022 | National Press Release
WASHINGTON — The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) anticipates airport security checkpoints nationwide will be busier this holiday travel season compared to last year.
TSA expects travel volumes to be close to pre-pandemic levels. The…
December 16, 2022 | National Press Release
WASHINGTON — Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers intercepted a record number of firearms brought by passengers to airport security checkpoints in 2022. As of December 16, TSA has stopped 6,301 firearms; more than 88% were loaded.…
December 14, 2022 | Local Press Release
DENVER - With the holiday travel period upon us, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is expecting to see a marked increase in the number of pets brought to the security checkpoint at Denver International Airport (DEN). Traveling through…
December 12, 2022 | Local Press Release
ERIE, Pa. – A Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officer at Erie International Airport (ERI) prevented a local resident from bringing a loaded handgun onto his flight on Friday, Dec. 9. The .380 caliber handgun was packed alongside a gun…
December 8, 2022 | National Press Release
‘Tis the season for gift-giving, but don’t forget to pamper yourself a little this holiday season. If you’re a traveler, here are some TSA suggestions for gifts to get for yourself that will go a long way to helping ensure that you’ll have a smooth…
