Press Releases

PITTSBURGH – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Pittsburgh International Airport intercepted a loaded gun at the main security checkpoint on Friday, July 12. TSA officers detected the weapon inside a Pittsburgh woman’s carry-on…

NEWARK, N.J. –  An Essex County, N.J., man was arrested by police Thursday, July 11, when Transportation Security Administration officers at Newark Liberty International Airport intercepted an unloaded .22 caliber handgun among the…

PHILADELPHIA – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers intercepted two firearms at checkpoints at Philadelphia International Airport on Thursday, July 11, thus stopping two individuals from carrying loaded guns onto their flights. A…

ORLANDO, Fla.– Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Florida airports discovered a total of 382 firearms in travelers’ carry-on luggage in the first half of 2024, down from the total of 396 found during the same time period last…

ST. LOUIS, Mo. — Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Missouri airports discovered a total of 96 firearms in travelers’ carry-on luggage in the first half of 2024, down from the total of 104 found during the same time period last…

ATLANTA — Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Georgia airports discovered a total of 249 firearms in travelers’ carry-on luggage in the first half of 2024, up from the total of 237 found statewide during the same time period…

HEBRON, Ky. — Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Kentucky airports discovered a total of 62 firearms in travelers’ carry-on luggage in the first half of 2024, up from the total of 51 found during the same time period last year…

CHARLESTON, S.C. — Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at South Carolina airports discovered a total of 54 firearms in travelers’ carry-on luggage in the first half of 2024, up from the total of 42 found during the same time period…

View of Checkpoint 1 at Lihue Airport (LIH). TSA is hiring offering a $2,000 hiring incentive to work at LIH. LIHUE, Hawaii - Officials with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) are encouraging…

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Tennessee airports discovered a total of 158 firearms in travelers’ carry-on luggage in the first half of 2024, up slightly from the total of 157 found during the same time…

HONOLULU - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) set a single day record nationally on Sunday, July 7, 2024, when 3,013,413 people were screened through security checkpoints at airports nationwide. While airports in Hawaii did not set any…

DULLES, Va. –  A South Carolina man was cited by police after Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) intercepted a firearm among the man’s carry-on items on Wednesday, July 10.…

HARRISBURG, Pa. —  New technology that confirms the validity of a traveler’s identification (ID) and confirms their flight information in real time is now in use at the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) security checkpoint at…

NEW YORK – A man was arrested by police after Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at LaGuardia Airport intercepted a loaded firearm and ammunition among the traveler’s carry-on items during routine screening at one of the…

WASHINGTON —The Transportation Security Administration (TSA), which has screened higher passenger volumes this summer and a record-breaking 3 million passengers on Sunday, July 7, intercepted 3,269 firearms at airport security checkpoints during the…

PHILADELPHIA – A Berks County, Pa., man was cited by police yesterday (July 8) at Philadelphia International Airport after Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers detected a firearm among the man’s carry-on items at one of the airport…

Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas released the following statement following yesterday’s record three million passenger screenings by the Transportation Security Administration. “Yesterday, for the first time since its founding…

PITTSBURGH – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Pittsburgh International Airport stopped a local man from carrying his 9mm handgun through the busy airport checkpoint on the busiest checkpoint throughput day in TSA’s 22-year…

RICHMOND, Va. – A North Carolina man was cited by police on Sunday, July 7, after Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Richmond International Airport intercepted a gun among the traveler’s carry-on items on what was the…

ROANOKE, Va. – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Roanoke-Blacksburg Regional Airport prevented a Roanoke man from bringing his loaded gun past the security checkpoint today, July 3. The .380 caliber firearm was loaded with six…

PITTSBURGH – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Pittsburgh International Airport stopped a West Virginia couple from bringing their .22 caliber handgun through a checkpoint July 1. The gun was loaded with five bullets. The…

DULLES, Va. – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) prevented an Indiana woman from bringing her handgun onto a flight on Friday, June 28. The .380 caliber firearm was not loaded.…

ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is prepared for high passenger volumes throughout the summer and especially during the Fourth of July travel period at airports nationwide including Frederick Douglass Greater…

DULLES, Va. – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) prevented a Delaware man from bringing his handgun onto a flight on Monday, July 2. The 9mm firearm was not loaded.   …

Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers are screening record numbers of passengers across the country. Passengers are reminded to arrive at the airport early and know what is in their bags.  TSA officers at Gulfport-Biloxi…