TSA Finds More Than 6,600 Firearms At Airport Checkpoints
More than 6,600 firearms were detected at airport security checkpoints by the Transportation Security Administration in 2024, and about 94% were loaded with ammunition.
More passengers were caught carrying guns at NC airport checkpoints last year
The number of guns found at airport checkpoints in North Carolina rose last year, led by a 17% increase at Raleigh-Durham International Airport, the Transportation Security Administration said Wednesday.
Denver International Airport ranks sixth in U.S. for guns found in carry-on luggage
Denver International Airport ranked sixth among U.S. airports in firearms found in carry-on luggage this past year and 92% of the guns that Transportation Security Administration agents detected were loaded.
TSA intercepted nearly 7K firearms at US airports in 2024, with DFW near the top
Passengers brought firearms to U.S. airports in droves last year, new Transportation Security Administration data showed Wednesday, with many of those incidents happening at Texas checkpoints. The agency intercepted 6,
TSA: Virginia sets record for firearms seized at airport checkpoints in 2024
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers intercepted 145 guns in 2024 making it the most detected in a single year. Officers detected all the firearms during the routine screening process of carry-on property at airport checkpoints.
TSA recovered more than 6K guns last year at airport checkpoints
Those numbers are slightly down from 2023. In North Carolina, officers detected 250 firearms up slightly from the previous year.
Newark airport holds the record in the N.Y.C. region for guns detected at its checkpoints
Newark Liberty Airport set a record for the New York City region in 2024 for the number of people who either tried to sneak a ...
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