TSA out with new numbers on guns found at security checkpoints and 90% were found loaded
The TSA is out with new numbers showing the amount of guns stopped at checkpoints so far this year. They says 40 firearms were detected and stopped at checkpoints in the first nine months of the year at Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport.
The TSA says it finds an average of 18 firearms a day at airports, and over 90% of them are loaded
The TSA found over 5,000 firearms at airport checkpoints in the first nine months of 2024. In the third quarter of 2024, 7.5 firearms were found for every one million passengers. Passengers attempting to fly with guns presents a "significant challenge," TSA boss David Pekoske said.
Loaded gun found in carry-on at State College Regional Airport: TSA
A loaded handgun was found in a carry-on bag at State College Regional Airport Tuesday morning, TSA officials announced. TSA officers discovered the .357, loaded with five bullets, at a security checkpoint when a resident of Mifflin,
TSA finds gun hidden in LEGO box and boot at New Jersey airport
TSA agents arrested a man who wasn’t playing by the rules at Newark International Airport. Authorities say they found a dissembled firearm hidden inside a LEGO box and a boot at a security checkpoint in Terminal A on Wednesday.
TSA has detected 62 guns at Indy airport in 2024
The TSA has stopped over 5,000 guns at airport security checkpoints throughout the country so far this year, with over 60 of those guns being found at Indy’s airport.
State College TSA intercepts gun in local man’s carry-on
From staff report STATE COLLEGE — Transportation Security Administration officers at State College Regional Airport intercepted a handgun at the security checkpoint carried by a Mifflin resident early Tuesday morning.
Disassembled gun pieces found among Lego toys in man’s carry-on, TSA says
A Mississippi man was arrested on firearms charges after a disassembled pistol was found concealed in a LEGO set and in a boot at Newark airport.
Traveler stuffs gun frame in boot, hides other parts in box of Legos, TSA says
A traveler caught trying to sneak a gun — well, pieces of one — onto a New Jersey flight has been charged, according to the Transportation Security Administration. The Mississippi man stuffed the gun frame in the bottom of a boot and hid other parts of the weapon in a box of Legos stashed in his carry-on bag,
TSA detects gun parts concealed in LEGO box at Newark Liberty International Airport checkpoint
TSA officers say it was a fully dissembled 9mm gun. The gun's magazine was loaded with 12 bullets and the parts were mixed among plastic pieces of a LEGO set.
Man arrested after 'artfully' hiding firearm parts in LEGO box at NJ airport: TSA
A Mississippi man was arrested on Wednesday after TSA officers found disassembled gun parts inside a boot and a LEGO box at Newark Liberty International Airport, according to officials.
TSA finds gun in man's carry-on at Manchester-Boston Regional Airport
A gun was found in a New Hampshire man's carry-on at Manchester-Boston Regional Airport, the Transportation Security ...
TSA detects nearly double amount of guns at Des Moines airport in 2024 compared to 2023
TSA officers have stopped a total of 13 firearms at the Des Moines airport so far this year, a nearly doubled increase ...
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Virginia man cited by police after TSA intercepts him with a gun and Reagan National Ai
A Virginia man was cited by police after Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Ronald Reagan Washington ...
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TSA intercepts gun at Pittsburgh International Airport, marks 35th of 2024
WESTMORELAND HOSPITAL. NOW TO THIS STORY. TSA AGENTS AT PITTSBURGH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT INTERCEPTED THE 35TH GUN OF 2024. THEY FOUND THE 38 CALIBER HANDGUN LOADED MONDAY IN A WASHINGTON ...