Press Releases

PORTLAND, Oregon - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has completed installation of new acrylic barriers in the security checkpoints at Portland International Airport (PDX) as part of the agency’s ongoing efforts to prevent the spread…

ERIE, Pa. – Residents of the Erie area and northwestern Pennsylvania region will be able to enroll in the Transportation Security Administration’s popular TSA PreCheck™ application program inside Erie International Airport from October 19 to 23…

PITTSBURGH, Pa. – Transportation Security Administration officers caught a traveler with a handgun at Pittsburgh International Airport on Saturday, Oct. 10, marking the third gun caught at the airport within a four-day span. On Tuesday, Oct. 6, TSA…

NORFOLK, Va.—Transportation Security Administration officers at Norfolk International Airport stopped a gun from getting through the checkpoint on Saturday, Oct. 10, just two days…

WASHINGTON--Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) Federal Security Directors are sharing some tips for travelers as they arrive at airport security checkpoints to help them…

APPLETON, Wis. – Transportation Security Administration officers (TSA) stopped a man from carrying a loaded .380 caliber handgun onto an airplane at Appleton International Airport (ATW) on Monday, Oct. 12. At approximately 2 p.m., a TSA officer…

NORFOLK, Va.—Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers stopped an Alabama woman from bringing a .22 caliber handgun onto an airplane at Norfolk International Airport on Thursday, Oct. 8. The gun was not loaded, although two magazines…

PHOENIX, Arizona - Officers with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX) detected three firearms in travelers’ carry-on luggage in one day during X-ray screening of carry-on luggage at the…

PHILADELPHIA – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers detected a 9mm handgun loaded with six bullets, including one in the chamber, at a security checkpoint at Philadelphia International Airport on Thursday, Oct. 8. It marked the 20th…

MILWAUKEE – Transportation Security Administration officers (TSA) stopped a man from carrying a loaded 9mm handgun onto an airplane at General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) on Thursday, Oct. 8. At approximately 6 a.m., a TSA officer detected…

NEWARK, N.J. – Transportation Security Administration officers caught an Essex County, New Jersey, man with a 9 mm handgun loaded with 15 bullets at an airport checkpoint on Friday morning, Oct. 9.  TSA officers caught the handgun as it…

Passengers are bringing firearms to checkpoints across the state of Florida at a disproportionally higher rate than last year when there were far more passengers traveling. Four additional guns were stopped this morning by Transportation Security…

BILLINGS, Montana – The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) at Billings International Airport (BIL) is now using new technology in the security checkpoint that confirms the validity of a traveler’s identification and confirms their flight…

INDIANAPOLIS – Transportation Security Administration officers (TSA) stopped a man from carrying a loaded .45 caliber handgun and magazine onto an airplane at Indianapolis International Airport (IND) on Wednesday, Oct. 7. At approximately 12 p.m.,…

PITTSBURGH, Pa. –  Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers caught two travelers with handguns at Pittsburgh International Airport on Tuesday, Oct. 6. A Pittsburgh resident showed up with a 9mm handgun loaded with 17 bullets and…

PHILADELPHIA - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is in the process of installing new acrylic barriers at security checkpoints throughout Philadelphia International Airport as part of the agency’s continuing efforts to implement…

Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers are intercepting firearms at airports across the state at a disproportionally higher rate than last year when there were far more passengers traveling. Most of the guns are loaded; some even with…

RONKONKOMA, N.Y. —  A new state-of-the-art advanced technology computed tomography checkpoint scanner (CT) that provides 3-D imaging has been installed and is in use at the Transportation Security Administration checkpoint at Long Island…

CHICAGO - Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers detected an unloaded firearm at a Chicago O’Hare International Airport (ORD) security checkpoint on Sunday, Oct. 4. TSA officers detected the .380 caliber firearm in a male passenger’s…

COLONIE, N.Y. —  The Transportation Security Administration checkpoint at Albany International Airport is now using new technology that confirms the validity of a traveler’s identification (ID) and confirms their flight information in near real…

DES MOINES, Iowa –Transportation Security Administration officers caught a man with a 9 mm caliber handgun loaded with five bullets, including one in the chamber, in his carry-on bag at Des Moines International Airport on Saturday, Oct. 3. TSA…

WASHINGTON – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) detected a 9 mm handgun loaded with eight bullets in a carry-on bag of a Madison County, Virginia, woman on Thursday, Oct. 1. The…

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The Transportation Security Administration discovered a total of 24 firearms at airport security checkpoints throughout the state of Kentucky between March and September 2020. During the six-month period, TSA officers at…

DULLES, Va. – Transportation Security Administration officers at Washington Dulles International Airport detected a live military smoke grenade in a traveler’s checked baggage earlier this week. As the checked bag was screened, it triggered an…

FARGO, North Dakota - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced that residents of the Fargo - Moorhead area can make an appointment now to enroll in TSA PreCheckTM at Hector International Airport (FAR). Enrollment will be offered…