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More than 1,500 firearms found by TSA at US airports so far in 2024

Transportation Security Administration intercepted 1,503 firearms in carry-on bags at US airport security checkpoints during Q1 2024.
The 2024 interceptions closely match the 1,508 firearms intercepted in Q1 2023, setting a record for firearms uncovered in 2023.
Both time periods saw 93% of intercepted firearms loaded with ammo, with an average of 16.5 detections per day in 2024 and 16.8 in 2023.

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Over 1,500 firearms were intercepted at US airports from January to March – and the vast majority were loaded

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.

19 days ago·Atlanta, United States

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Over 1,500 firearms were intercepted at US airports from January to March – and the vast majority were loaded

By Forrest Brown and Gregory Wallace, CNN (CNN) — 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. That number runs very close with TSA interceptions in the first quarter of 2023, in which 1,508 firearms were intercepted, the agency said in a news release. Overall, 2023 set a record for the number of firearms …

19 days ago·Colorado Springs, United States

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New York Post

1,500 firearms intercepted by TSA at US airports in 3 months — with a shocking 93% of them loaded

More than 206 million people have been screened through TSA from Jan. 1 to March 31 with an eye-opening 1,503 firearms intercepted.

18 days ago·New York, United States

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CBS News

TSA found more than 1,500 guns at airport checkpoints during 1st quarter of 2024, agency says

The detections, which averaged 16.5 firearms per day in the first three months of the year, were marginally fewer than last year's first-quarter average of 16.8 firearms per day, the TSA said.

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The Hill

More than 1,500 firearms found by TSA at US airports so far in 2024

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has found more than 1,500 firearms at U.S. airports during the first quarter of this year, according to data the agency released Thursday. The agency intercepted 1,503 firearms at airport security checkpoints so far this year, marking a 16.5 firearm-per-day average, the data showed. The average dipped slightly from last…

19 days ago·Washington, United States

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Los Angeles Times

TSA found more than 1,500 firearms on airline passengers in first 3 months of 2024

A majority of the guns found were loaded, according to the TSA.

19 days ago·Los Angeles, United States

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Over 1,500 firearms were intercepted at US airports from January to March – and the vast majority were loaded

Over 1,500 firearms were intercepted at US airports from January to March – and the vast majority were loaded

Over 1,500 firearms were intercepted at US airports from January to March – and the vast majority were loaded

Over 1,500 firearms were intercepted at US airports from January to March – and the vast majority were loaded

1,500 firearms intercepted by TSA at US airports in 3 months — with a shocking 93% of them loaded

1,500 firearms intercepted by TSA at US airports in 3 months — with a shocking 93% of them loaded

TSA found more than 1,500 guns at airport checkpoints during 1st quarter of 2024, agency says

TSA found more than 1,500 guns at airport checkpoints during 1st quarter of 2024, agency says

More than 1,500 firearms found by TSA at US airports so far in 2024

More than 1,500 firearms found by TSA at US airports so far in 2024

TSA found more than 1,500 firearms on airline passengers in first 3 months of 2024

TSA found more than 1,500 firearms on airline passengers in first 3 months of 2024

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