TSA issues holiday travel reminders: ID requirements and firearm packing guidelines

TSA officials at Little Rock's Clinton National Airport have some reminders for holiday travellers to keep things running ...
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Over 1,500 guns intercepted in carry-on bags at US airports from January to March; most loaded: TSA

CHICAGO -- The Transportation Security Administration reports that its officers intercepted 1,503 firearms in carry-on bags at security checkpoints in US airports during the first quarter of 2024.
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My gun went through TSA: What happens next?

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — There are signs all over the airport: No guns beyond this point. But airport security is catching more guns than ever in the scanners. Lt. Todd Heck, a police officer at John ...
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Firearm Detections Increase at Missouri and Kentucky Airports in 2023 While Tennessee Sees Downward Trend

Signs posted at the TSA checkpoints at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP) remind passengers not to bring firearms in their carry-on bags. (TSA photo) Transportation Security ...
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TSA detects record number of firearms at nation's airports

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced Tuesday that agents discovered 5,972 firearms at airports across the country in 2021. That's an increase of more than 2,500 from 2020. The ...
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2015: Another Record-Setting Year for TSA Firearms Seizures

This past year the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) had another record-setting year of firearms confiscations, intercepting 2,653 firearms—seven a day— in carry-on bags at airport security ...