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Recent News About Transportation Security Administration
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Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Sacramento International Airport (SMF) detected 50 firearms in travelers’ carry-on luggage in 2022. Every one of these firearms was discovered during the routine X-ray screening of carry-on property. Nationwide last year, TSA officers found 6,542 firearms at 262 different airports.
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Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers in Hawaii detected seven firearms in travelers’ carry-on luggage in 2022, with the greatest number of firearms discovered Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL), the state’s busiest airport for TSA screening operations
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Residents of Norfolk and the surrounding area will be able to enroll in the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) popular TSA PreCheck® program at the Norfolk AAA offices from Feb. 27 to March 3, where officials will host a temporary “pop-up” enrollment center at 330 W. 22nd Street, Suite 101, Norfolk, Va. 23517.
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TSA officers prevent local man from bringing loaded gun onto flight at Norfolk International Airport
Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Norfolk International Airport prevented a Virginia Beach, Va., resident from bringing his loaded handgun onto his flight yesterday (Feb. 20).
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The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced today that its security screening officers at the three major airports in the Bay Area detected 35 firearms in travelers’ carry-on luggage in 2022.
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Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Burlington International Airport (BTV) detected a firearm during security screening on Saturday, February 18.
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Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Harry Reid International Airport (LAS) in Las Vegas detected 108 firearms in travelers’ carry-on luggage in 2022.
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A Lawrence County, Ohio, man was cited by police after Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Huntington Tri-State Airport detected a handgun in the man’s carry-on bag early this morning (Feb. 17). The gun was loaded with five bullets.
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A Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officer at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) this week stopped a passenger with an assault rifle and 163 rounds of ammunition from being carried onto a plane headed to Houston.
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Residents of the Falls Church/Arlington area will be able to enroll in the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) popular TSA PreCheck® program at the AAA Falls Church-Seven Corners office parking lot from Feb. 21 to March 3, where officials will host a temporary “pop-up” enrollment center in a specially marked RV parked at 6290 Arlington Boulevard, Falls Church, Va., 22044.
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Officials with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) are anticipating that Monday, Feb. 20 will likely be the busiest day on record for operation at SLC. High passenger volumes that day are being driven by the 2023 NBA All-Star Game, which will be played at Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City on Sunday, Feb. 19 and the holiday weekend that will bring a large number of outdoor recreation enthusiasts to the area.
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The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is prepared for spring break travelers and offers a few travel tips for the most efficient checkpoint experience.
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Traveling through an airport security checkpoint with a pet can be easy when travelers know what to expect. Small pets can travel in the cabin of an aircraft with their owners after Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers screen pets at the security checkpoint.
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Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers prevented a handgun from making its way onboard an airplane at Appleton International Airport (ATW) Monday.
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With Super Bowl LVII and the 2023 Phoenix Open golf tournament in the books, the attention turned Monday to Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX) as tens of thousands of travelers were expected at the airport.
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A Connecticut man was arrested by police when Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Westchester County Airport prevented the man from bringing a loaded handgun through the security checkpoint yesterday, Monday, Feb. 13.
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Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers prevented a handgun from making its way onboard an airplane at Appleton International Airport (ATW) Monday. It was the second gun stopped at the checkpoint in the past week.
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Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers stopped two firearms from making their way onboard airplanes at John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH) in separate incidents over the weekend.
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Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Roanoke-Blacksburg Regional Airport prevented a Bedford County, Va., resident from bringing her loaded handgun onto her flight yesterday (Feb. 12).
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Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Philadelphia International Airport prevented a New Jersey man from bringing his handgun onto a flight on Friday, Feb. 10