Transportation Security Administration
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Recent News About Transportation Security Administration
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Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officials are concerned about the increase in the frequency that they are seeing travelers carry handguns to security checkpoints at Norfolk International Airport (ORF).
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Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Harrisburg International Airport prevented a York County, Pa., man from bringing his loaded handgun onto his flight yesterday (Feb. 6). The 9mm gun was loaded with seven bullets.
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Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Philadelphia International Airport prevented a Delaware man from bringing his loaded handgun onto his flight yesterday (Feb. 5)
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The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is hosting a hiring event Friday, Tuesday, Feb. 7 and Wednesday, Feb. 8 to assist individuals interested in applying for a job as a Transportation Security Officer (TSO) at John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH) and Rickenbacker International Airport (LCK).
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Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Lynchburg Regional Airport prevented an Arkansas man from bringing his loaded handgun onto his flight yesterday (Feb. 2). The .38 caliber gun was loaded with 15 bullets.
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Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) prevented a Fredericksburg, Va., man from bringing his loaded handgun onto his flight early this morning (Feb. 3). The .25 caliber gun was loaded with seven bullets.
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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 checkpoints.
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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.
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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.
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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 checkpoints.
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Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at the five Los Angeles-area airports detected 142 firearms in travelers’ carry-on luggage in 2022.
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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.
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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.
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Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Missouri airports discovered a total of 215 firearms in travelers’ carry-on luggage in 2022.
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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.
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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
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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.
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Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers stopped 58 handguns at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP) security checkpoints in 2022.
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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.
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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 tota