On November 15th, Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officials prevented a man in Gabrils, Maryland from carrying a 9mm pistol with 10 rounds on him Flight.

"So far this year, the number of guns we have found at checkpoints exceeds the total number of guns intercepted in 2019 and 2020 combined," said Scott T. Johnson, TSA Federal Security Director at the airport. . "If you own a gun, please stop and think about it before you take it to the airport. Guns and airports don’t mix together. This is nothing new. Guns have been banned from being carried on airplanes for decades."

When the gun was found in the X-ray machine, police from the Washington Metropolitan Airport Authority received an alert. The police confiscated the gun and quoted the man's name.

This is the 27th gun captured by TSA at the airport this year. It stopped 10 times last year and 14 times in 2019.

On the same day, TSA officials at Richmond International Airport prevented a man from boarding the plane with a 0.22 caliber pistol containing 10 rounds. Among the items carried by passengers at the security checkpoint, the gun was found in the X-ray machine, as well as an additional magazine containing 10 bullets. The TSA notified the police, who responded to the checkpoint by confiscating the pistol and arresting the Montana resident on charges of possession of a weapon. In addition to being arrested by the police, he also faced severe federal economic civil penalties for carrying a loaded gun to an airport security checkpoint.

This is the 17th gun captured by TSA at Richmond International this year. Police officers intercepted 22 and 14 people in 2020 and 2019, respectively.

On November 17, TSA officials caught him with a weapon at the Lehigh Valley International Airport security checkpoint and prevented another man from carrying a loaded pistol onto the plane. TSA officials found a 9mm pistol with 6 rounds in the man's handbag. There is a bullet in the barrel. When TSA officials spotted the gun on the X-ray monitor at the checkpoint, the police received an alert and confiscated the gun.

This is the sixth time that Lehigh Valley has captured a gun at a checkpoint this year. There were 3 last year and only one in 2019.

Also on November 17, TSA officials prevented a Philadelphia woman from carrying a 0.22 caliber pistol containing 9 rounds on her flight at Philadelphia International Airport.

"This lady told us that she forgot that she was carrying a loaded gun," said Gerardo Spero, TSA Airport Federal Security Director. "This is not an excuse. If you own a gun, you need to always know where it is. You know where your keys are. You know where your wallet is. You should know where your lethal weapon is. It should not be under a security check. Stand with you."

When TSA officials found the gun in the X-ray machine at the security checkpoint, they notified the Philadelphia police, who confiscated the weapon and quoted the woman's name. She also faces severe federal financial civil penalties.

This is the 36th gun intercepted by TSA officials at the airport this year. There were 26 arrests last year and 20 arrests in 2019.

The next day, TSA officials prevented a man from boarding his flight with a loaded gun at Bradley International Airport. During the security check around noon, a TSA official found the gun in the man's duffel bag. The Connecticut State Police responded and found a 0.40-caliber gun and a magazine containing 12 rounds. The police finally arrested the Waterbury, Connecticut resident on state charges.

 "As the Thanksgiving holiday approaches, we ask passengers to spend an extra minute or two to carefully check their luggage to ensure that they have no prohibited or illegal items," TSA Federal Security Director William Csontos (William Csontos) ) Say. For Connecticut. “Passengers traveling with guns need to obtain a permit to declare to the airline that they want to travel with guns at the time of check-in, and to ensure that the guns are properly packed in their checked luggage.”

This is the sixth gun found at the airport security checkpoint this year. In 2020, TSA found only one gun at the Bradley International Security Checkpoint, seven in 2019 and nine in 2018.

On the same day, TSA officials at Norfolk International Airport caught a woman in Newport News, Virginia, at the airport security checkpoint. She was holding a 9mm pistol with 12 rounds of ammunition, one of which was in the barrel. When TSA officials discovered the weapon, the Norfolk Airport Authority police received an alert and confiscated the weapon and arrested the woman. The case has been referred to the Norfolk federal prosecutor for possible criminal prosecution. The woman also faces severe federal economic civil penalties.

So far this year, 21 guns have been seized at the airport, 12 guns were seized at checkpoints last year, and 15 guns were seized in 2019.

Also on November 18, a woman was caught with a loaded pistol by TSA officials at Pittsburgh International Airport. The black .380 caliber pistol has a golden trigger and contains six bullets, one of which is in the barrel. The woman also carried an extra gun magazine with seven bullets in it, and six loose bullets in her handbag. When TSA officials found the gun in the X-ray machine at the checkpoint, the Allegheny County police received an alert and confiscated the weapon, and then arrested the woman. TSA forwarded the incident and will issue a federal financial civil penalty later.

The next day, a woman was intercepted by a TSA officer at the same airport with a loaded pistol. A small 0.22 caliber pistol contains two bullets. When TSA officials found the gun in the X-ray machine at the checkpoint, the Allegheny County police received an alert and confiscated the weapon. TSA forwarded the incident and will issue a federal financial civil penalty later. The woman is a resident of Midvale, Pennsylvania. She told officials that she was preparing to complete the next step in the recruitment process for a new job and did not know that the gun registered by her husband was among her belongings-item.

This gun is the 32nd gun captured at the checkpoint this year. Last year, TSA officials intercepted 21 times and detected 35 times in 2019.

The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Pennsylvania announced last month that in a firearm incident involving an individual holding a valid concealed carrying permit at a checkpoint, they would require the county sheriff to negligently revoke the resident’s concealed carrying permit for firearms. . .

Learn how to travel with guns and ammunition at TSA

Comment after login