Here we explain how many firearms the Transportation Security Administration discovered last year and the proper way to ...

The TSA levied nearly $23 million in civil penalties against travelers caught with guns at security checkpoints—a new record ...

"Passengers are permitted to travel with firearms in checked baggage if they are unloaded and packed in a locked hard-side case," explained Scott. T. Johnson, TSA Federal Security Director for ...

A TSA officer was arrested at the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Tuesday after police received a report of an officer with a firearm ... of the case. Passenger and employee ...

In an update Wednesday evening, San Luis Obispo police announced the loaded firearm belonged to an on-duty police officer who mistakenly placed it in their carry-on bag. A loaded firearm found in ...

TSA found a record 64 guns at Idaho airports in 2024, plus odd items like a sledgehammer and a hand grenade. See the full ...

A new report by the TSA has found that while the total number of firearms found during security check-ins for flights in ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) said its officers found 319 firearms in travelers' carry-on luggage in Tennessee airports in 2024. In 2023, TSA reported ...

Nationally, a firearm was detected for every 135,384 passengers screened. In Florida, the rate was lower with one firearm discovered for every 140,061 passengers. What happens if TSA discovers a ...

it needs to be unloaded — no bullets in the gun," said TSA agent Barbara Plucinski. "Put it in a hard-side case, close the case, lock it." Then, present it to your airline when you check-in.

Every firearm was found in travelers' carry-on luggage during routine screening at airport security checkpoints, according to a TSA news release. Cincinnati-Northern Kentucky International Airport ...

Nationally, a firearm was detected for every 135,384 passengers screened. In Florida, the rate was lower with one firearm discovered for every 140,061 passengers. If a firearm is spotted, TSA will ...