Press Releases
August 10, 2020 | National Press Release
WASHINGTON—Transportation Security Administration officers detected firearms in carry-on bags at a rate three times higher this past July than the same month in 2019, though passenger volume is significantly lower.
TSA officers detected 15.3…
August 10, 2020 | Local Press Release
WATERTOWN, N.Y. – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers caught a North Carolina man with a 9 mm handgun loaded with seven bullets in his carry-on bag at the Watertown International Airport security checkpoint on Sunday, Aug. 9.…
August 10, 2020 | Local Press Release
NEW YORK – Transportation Security Administration officers caught a Georgia resident with a 9 mm handgun loaded with five bullets in his carry-on bag at LaGuardia Airport on Saturday, Aug. 8.
A TSA officer spotted the handgun on the…
August 10, 2020 | Local Press Release
TAMPA — In an age where touchless is preferred for a number of reasons, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) at Tampa International Airport (TPA) is using new credential authentication technology both to improve checkpoint…
August 10, 2020 | Local Press Release
PITTSBURGH, Pa. – Transportation Security Administration officers caught a Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, man with a 9 mm handgun loaded with five bullets in his carry-on bag at Pittsburgh International Airport on Friday, Aug. 7. It was…
August 6, 2020 | Local Press Release
BURBANK, Calif. - Officers with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) at Hollywood Burbank Airport detected a loaded firearm Wednesday morning around 6 a.m. during the routine X-ray screening of carry-on luggage at the security checkpoint…
August 6, 2020 | Local Press Release
CHICAGO - Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers detected two firearms with ammunition in separate incidents during a two-hour period at Chicago O’Hare International Airport (ORD) security checkpoints Wednesday.
At 7:25 a.m.,…
August 6, 2020 | Local Press Release
DETROIT - Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers discovered a firearm and ammunition in a passenger’s belongings at a security checkpoint in Detroit Metropolitan Airport (DTW) Tuesday.
At 10:35 p.m., during the X-ray screening…
August 5, 2020 | Local Press Release
NORFOLK, Va.—Transportation Security Administration officers stopped an Alabama woman from bringing two handguns onto an airplane at Norfolk International Airport on Tuesday, Aug. 4.
A TSA officer detected the guns as the woman…
August 4, 2020 | Local Press Release
PITTSBURGH – Transportation Security Administration officers at Pittsburgh International Airport stopped a Fayette County, Pennsylvania, man from bringing a loaded handgun loaded with six bullets on an airplane on Tuesday, Aug. 4.
A TSA…
August 3, 2020 | Local Press Release
HARRISBURG, Pa. – Transportation Security Administration officers prevented a Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, woman from bringing a .22 caliber handgun loaded with 10 bullets onto an airplane at Harrisburg International Airport on Saturday, Aug. 2…
August 3, 2020 | Local Press Release
BOSTON – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers stopped a passenger traveling through Boston Logan International Airport from carrying a Ruger pistol onto an airplane Saturday morning.
The male passenger was traveling with two…
July 31, 2020 | Local Press Release
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The Transportation Security Administration discovered a loaded firearm at a Nashville International Airport (BNA) checkpoint this morning.
At approximately 11 a.m., a loaded Walther Interarms 9mm handgun was detected in a…
July 30, 2020 | Local Press Release
WASHINGTON – Regulators and airport operators from across Europe, North America, Asia Pacific and the Middle East have joined forces to promote the introduction of open architecture in airport security systems.
In a…
July 30, 2020 | Local Press Release
PHILADELPHIA – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers caught a Tennessee man with a .38 caliber handgun loaded with six bullets at one of the Philadelphia International Airport security checkpoints on Wednesday, July 29. It was the…
July 29, 2020 | Local Press Release
PITTSBURGH — The Transportation Security Administration officers at Pittsburgh International Airport are using new technology that validates a traveler’s identification and confirms their flight information in near real time.
TSA has…
July 29, 2020 | Local Press Release
PHILADELPHIA — The Transportation Security Administration officers at Philadelphia International Airport are using new technology that validates a traveler’s identification and confirms their flight information in near real time.
TSA…
July 28, 2020 | Local Press Release
RICHMOND, Va. – Transportation Security Administration officers stopped an Arizona woman from carrying a 9 mm handgun onto an airplane at Richmond International Airport on Monday, July 27. It was not loaded.
TSA officials immediately alerted the…
July 27, 2020 | Local Press Release
DULLES, Va. – A Transportation Security Administration officer detected a replica military anti-personnel mine in a woman’s checked bag at
This realistic replica anti-personnel mine was detected in a checked bag by a TSA officer at…
July 27, 2020 | Local Press Release
NEW YORK — Transportation Security Administration officers at John F. Kennedy International and LaGuardia Airports are using new technology at checkpoints that validates a traveler’s identification and confirms their flight information in near…
July 27, 2020 | Local Press Release
PHILADELPHIA – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers caught a Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, man with aa 9mm handgun loaded with seven bullets, including one in the chamber on Sunday, July 26 at one of the Philadelphia…
July 24, 2020 | Local Press Release
RICHMOND, Va.— Transportation Security Administration officers at Richmond International Airport (RIC) are now using new technology that confirms the validity of a traveler’s identification and confirms their flight information in near real…
July 23, 2020 | Local Press Release
SALT LAKE CITY - Officers with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) at Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) have detected three guns this week during the routine X-ray screening of carry-on luggage at the security checkpoint. These…
July 22, 2020 | Local Press Release
ATLANTA – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Administrator David Pekoske traveled to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) today to host one of his regular COVID-19 town hall meetings with agency employees.
Since the…
