Press Releases
January 24, 2023 | Local Press Release
ARLINGTON, Va. – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) prevented two travelers from bringing their handguns onto flights within a four-day span, bringing the total number of guns…
January 23, 2023 | Local Press Release
OMAHA, Nebraska - Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers in Nebraska detected 17 firearms in travelers’ carry-on luggage in 2022, with the majority of the firearms discovered at Omaha’s Eppley Airfield (OMA) security checkpoints.…
January 20, 2023 | Local Press Release
LOS ANGELES - Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at the five Los Angeles-area airports detected 142 firearms in travelers’ carry-on luggage in 2022. Every one of these firearms was discovered during the routine X-ray screening of…
January 20, 2023 | Local Press Release
SEATTLE - Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers in Washington detected 164 firearms in travelers’ carry-on luggage in 2022, with the majority of the firearms discovered at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport’s (SEA) security…
January 19, 2023 | Local Press Release
CHARLOTTE - Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at North Carolina airports discovered a total of 250 firearms in travelers’ carry-on luggage in 2022, down slightly from the total of 254 found in 2021.
Despite the statewide…
January 19, 2023 | Local Press Release
DETROIT – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers stopped 100 handguns at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW) security checkpoints in 2022, an increase over the 94 detected in 2021.
Nationwide, TSA officers stopped 6…
January 19, 2023 | Local Press Release
ST. LOUIS, Mo. - Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Missouri airports discovered a total of 215 firearms in travelers’ carry-on luggage in 2022. St. Louis Lambert International Airport saw a small decrease with 99 guns found…
January 19, 2023 | Local Press Release
MINNEAPOLIS – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers stopped 58 handguns at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP) security checkpoints in 2022.
Nationwide, TSA officers stopped 6,542 firearms at checkpoints at 262…
January 19, 2023 | Local Press Release
CHARLESTON, S.C. - Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at South Carolina airports discovered a total of 79 firearms in travelers’ carry-on luggage in 2022, a new annual record for the state.
In addition, Charleston International,…
January 19, 2023 | Local Press Release
BILLINGS, Montana - Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers in Montana detected a record 50 firearms in travelers’ carry-on luggage in 2022, with the greatest number of firearms discovered at Billings Logan International Airport. Every…
January 19, 2023 | Local Press Release
DES MOINES – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers stopped 15 handguns at Des Moines International Airport (DSM) security checkpoints in 2022, an increase over the nine detected in 2021.
Nationwide, TSA officers stopped 6,542…
January 18, 2023 | Local Press Release
CLEVELAND – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers stopped 35 handguns at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport (CLE) security checkpoints in 2022, a decrease from the 43 detected in 2021.
Nationwide, TSA officers stopped 6,542…
January 18, 2023 | Local Press Release
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Tennessee airports discovered a total of 366 firearms in travelers’ carry-on luggage in 2022, an increase of nearly 30 percent over the 2021 statewide total.
Nashville…
January 18, 2023 | Local Press Release
SAN DIEGO - Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at San Diego International Airport (SAN) detected 30 firearms in travelers’ carry-on luggage in 2022. Every one of these firearms was discovered during the routine X-ray screening of…
January 18, 2023 | Local Press Release
HEBRON, Ky. - Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Kentucky airports discovered a total of 116 firearms in travelers’ carry-on luggage in 2022, a slight decrease from the 2021 total of 119.
Cincinnati-Northern Kentucky…
January 18, 2023 | Local Press Release
BOSTON – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at six New England airports detected a record 46 firearms in 2022, three more than the previous record of 43 in 2018.
The increase in firearms detected at New England airports…
January 18, 2023 | Local Press Release
INDIANAPOLIS – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers stopped 68 handguns at Indianapolis International Airport (IND) security checkpoints in 2022, a decrease from the 74 detected in 2021.
Nationwide, TSA officers stopped 6,542…
January 18, 2023 | Local Press Release
PORTLAND, Oregon - Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers in Oregon detected 108 firearms in travelers’ carry-on luggage in 2022, with the majority of the firearms discovered at Portland International Airport’s (PDX) security…
January 18, 2023 | Local Press Release
ATLANTA - Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Georgia airports discovered a total of 482 firearms in travelers’ carry-on luggage in 2022, with Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) leading the country with 448…
January 18, 2023 | Local Press Release
NORFOLK, Va. – Transportation Security Administration officers at Norfolk International Airport stopped a Wisconsin woman from carrying her handgun onto a flight on Tuesday, Jan. 17. The 9mm handgun was loaded with eight bullets. It marked the first…
January 17, 2023 | Local Press Release
SYRACUSE, N.Y. – The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) will be conducting a series of recruitment events in January to hire additional men and women to work at Syracuse Hancock International Airport in preparation for the busy spring and…
January 17, 2023 | Local Press Release
WASHINGTON, DC -- Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers stopped 118 handguns at Virginia airport security checkpoints in 2022, a new record and a 20 percent increase from the 98 guns caught in 2021. All of the firearms were…
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
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
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…
