News from January 2023
By EPA Newswire | Jan 31, 2023
News Release: Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) today issued the following statement after the House Democratic Caucus unanimously elected him Ranking Member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee for the 118th Congress...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 30, 2023
News Release: United States Attorney Steven Russell announced that Derek J. Barbour, 35, of Malvern, Iowa, was sentenced today in federal court in Omaha, Nebraska, as an addict in possession of a firearm. United States District Court Judge Brian C. Buescher sentenced Barbour to 33 months’ imprisonment. There is no parole in the federal system. After her release from federal prison, she will begin a 3-year term of supervised release.
By Press release submission | Jan 30, 2023
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.
By Press release submission | Jan 30, 2023
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.
By Press release submission | Jan 30, 2023
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.
By Press release submission | Jan 30, 2023
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.
By Press release submission | Jan 30, 2023
Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at the five Los Angeles-area airports detected 142 firearms in travelers’ carry-on luggage in 2022.
By Press release submission | Jan 30, 2023
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.
By Press release submission | Jan 30, 2023
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.
By Press release submission | Jan 30, 2023
Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Missouri airports discovered a total of 215 firearms in travelers’ carry-on luggage in 2022.
By Press release submission | Jan 30, 2023
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.
By Press release submission | Jan 30, 2023
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
By Press release submission | Jan 30, 2023
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.
By Press release submission | Jan 30, 2023
Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers stopped 58 handguns at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP) security checkpoints in 2022.
By Press release submission | Jan 30, 2023
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.
By Press release submission | Jan 30, 2023
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
By Press release submission | Jan 30, 2023
Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at San Diego International Airport (SAN) detected 30 firearms in travelers’ carry-on luggage in 2022.
By Press release submission | Jan 30, 2023
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.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 30, 2023
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced today, that MALIK FERNANDEZ, age 23, from New Orleans, pled guilty on Jan. 24, 2023 to various firearm and drug charges. His guilty plea stems from his participation in a Dec. 28, 2020, shootout at the Jung Hotel on Canal Street.
By State Newswire | Jan 30, 2023
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