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Guns found on travelers at Pennsylvania airports decreased in 2024: TSA
The number of firearms found on travelers at Pennsylvania airports decreased slightly in 2024, the Transportation Security Administration reported Wednesday.
TSA continued to intercept firearms at Pa. airports in 2024
Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers say they continued to intercept firearms at Pennsylvania airport security checkpoints in 2024. TSA officers report they stopped 97 handguns at Pennsylvania airport security checkpoints in 2024. TSA says this is a slight decrease from the 103 detected in 2023.
Nearly 100 firearms intercepted at Pennsylvania airports in 2024
Nearly 100 handguns were intercepted at Pennsylvania Airport Security checkpoints in 2024, a slight decrease from the previous year. According to the Transportation Security Administration, 97 handguns were intercepted at security checkpoints across Pennsylvania last year,
TSA continued to prevent travelers from bringing firearms onto PA flights
WILKES-BARRE — Transportation Security Administration officers this week said the agency continued to intercept firearms at Pennsylvania airport security checkpoints last year. TSA officers stopped 97 handguns at Pennsylvania airport security checkpoints in 2024 — a slight decrease from the 103 detected in 2023.
3 handguns intercepted at Lehigh Valley airport in 2024, TSA says
The U.S. Transportation Security Administration says the number of firearms seized at Lehigh Valley International Airport rose to three in 2024 from one in 2023.
TSA: 3 handguns seized at Lehigh Valley airport in 2024; statewide, fewer guns found
The Transportation Security Administration reported slightly less firearms were found at airport checkpoints last year than 2023.
The TSA intercepted more than 6,000 firearms at airports last year — and 94% were loaded
The TSA detected an average of more than 18 firearms a day at airport security checkpoints. Incidents have more than doubled since 2015.
TSA intercepts 6,678 firearms at airport security checkpoints in 2024
During 2024, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) intercepted a total of 6,678 firearms at airport security checkpoints, preventing them from getting into the secure areas of the airport and onboard aircraft.
TSA Stopped 6,678 Guns At Airport Checkpoints In 2024—And 94% Were Loaded
The volume of firearms intercepted at U.S. airports has surged 152% over the past decade. The TSA sees a connection to the rise of permitless carry laws.
'People claim they forgot': TSA handgun interceptions at WV airports drop in 2024
Transportation Security Administration officers intercepted 10 handguns at West Virginia airport security checkpoints during 2024 — five fewer than were stopped in 2023. The statewide decrease mirrored a nationwide drop in TSA handgun interceptions in 2024,
TSA reports 48 firearms detected at New England airports in 2024, 3 at MHT
The Transportation Security Administration detected 48 firearms at eight New England airports in 2024, including three at-Boston Regional Airport (MHT), down from the region's record number of 52 in 2023.
TSA officers stopped 97 passengers from boarding at Pa. airports in 2024, according to report
The 97 incidents were down slightly from the 103 stops made in 2023, which is the highest total since TSA began releasing ...
TSA announces 'final rule' regarding enforcement of REAL ID requirements | What this means for Pennsylvanians
The Transportation Security Administration published a final rule Monday providing a framework for federal agency phased ...
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Avoca airport ranks 3rd in state for gun intercepts
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Explosives, knives found in bag for Pennsylvania bound flight
(WHTM) – Dozens of fireworks along with knives, replica firearms, and pepper spray were found in the carry-on bag of a woman flying to Pennsylvania ... said LAX TSA Federal Security Director ...