TSA sees decrease in firearm discoveries. How many guns were discovered at Sarasota-Bradenton Airport?
Across all Florida airports firearm discoveries have dropped from 855 total discoveries in 2022, 834 in 2023 and 817 in 2024.
TSA sees increase in guns detected at Baltimore, Washington area airports in 2024
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) reported an increase in the amount of guns detected at security checkpoints in/Washington area airports in 2024, officials said.
TSA says number of guns brought to checkpoints at BWI-Marshall has increased
The TSA said it has seen an increase in the number of guns passengers are bringing to checkpoints at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport.
TSA finds gun in carry-on luggage at SLO County Airport
Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at the San Luis Obispo County Airport found a gun in a passenger's carry-on bag early Wednesday morning, the agency reported.
Airport contractor caught by TSA with loaded gun at Pittsburgh International Airport
This past weekend, TSA agents confiscated a loaded gun from an airline contractor at one of the checkpoints at Pittsburgh International Airport. The contractor was found to have a loaded, 9mm handgun with a bullet in the chamber.
TSA officials found 107 guns on travelers at Kentucky airports in 2024
Nationally, TSA officers found 6,678 guns on travelers last year. TSA screened around 904 million passengers and crew at airports around the country in 2024. In Kentucky, TSA screened around 8.7 million travelers last year. That was nearly a 6.9% increase from the prior year.
TSA intercepted a record number of guns at NYC-area airports in 2024 — with travelers trying to slip over 6K firearms past agents
Let’s fly the gun-free skies. Travelers tried slipping more than 6,600 guns past Transportation Security Administration agents last year — with 41 of those firearms found in carry-ons
TSA: Guns discovered in carry-on luggage more than twice the national rate in Tennessee airports
According to TSA, officers found a total of 319 firearms at Tennessee airports, an increase of six from the 2023 statewide total.
TSA educates travelers on how to pack guns
The TSA said it has seen an increase in the number of guns passengers are bringing to checkpoints at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport. During a news conference Wednesday at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport,
Miami International Airport reported a record number of guns in 2024, TSA says
Gun detections at Miami International Airport hit a new high last year, according to the Transportation Security Administration. The big picture: TSA saw an overall decrease in guns found in passengers' carry-on bags across Florida airports: 817 in 2024 compared to 834 in 2023.
TSA finds majority of firearms discovered in Missouri luggage found at KCI
A new report by the TSA has found that while the total number of firearms found during security check-ins for flights in ...
Number of firearms stopped at Louisville airport checkpoints drops in 2024
TSA officers found significantly less firearms at Kentucky security checkpoints in 2024 than the previous year.
TSA officer reportedly caught with firearm in busy Atlanta airport is arrested
Police arrest a TSA officer who was allegedly carrying a firearm beyond the security checkpoint at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta ...
TSA found fewer firearms at Fla. checkpoints in 2024
TSA discovered fewer firearms at checkpoints across Florida in 2024 compared to 2023. TSA spokesperson Mark Howell joined FOX ...
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SLO County Regional Airport finds first firearm in carry-on luggage of the year Wednesday
For the first time this year, a traveler at San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport was stopped when the loaded 9 mm Glock 19 ...