In 2024, over 904 million passengers were checked at TSA checkpoints. TSA found 6,678 firearms which were not authorized.
TSA Found 6,678 Unauthorized Firearms Among 904 Million Passengers in 2024
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Pistol Checked into Luggage Disappears in Atlanta Airport
A passenger says a custom handgun went missing at the Atlanta Airport. It was checked in through the system, then disappeared.
TSA’s Thanksgiving Travel Advisory: Check Your Bags for EDC Guns
A few minutes of precaution could be the difference between a smooth journey and a turbulent start to the holiday season…
Airport TSA Finds A Gun Stuffed In A Chicken
U.S. TSA officials have roasted a passenger online after they were caught trying to smuggle a gun onto a plane by hiding it inside a raw chicken.
Hypocritical Giffords ‘Only One’ Throwing Stones from Glass House
It’s hardly surprising that Chipman, a careerist with his snout in the disarmament trough, would want to point fingers at everybody else…
TSA finds 2 Magazines in stuffed Toy, the Week Before Thanksgiving
TSA found two magazines in a stuffed toy, the week before thanksgiving. There was no ammunition associated with the magazines.
TSA Pistols Discovered in Carry-ons 28 May-June 3rd 2018
During the week of 28 May to June 3rd, 2018, the TSA discovered 97 pistols in carry-ons at airports where security is controlled by the TSA. The collage of pistols shown above is a sample.
Pistols and Ammunition Discovered by the TSA in One Week
The collage of pistols discovered by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is a small sample of the 84 pistols discovered in carry-on luggage the week of May 7th to May 13th, 2018.
New Jersey Teacher Brings Loaded Gun to School – No Charges
In this case in New Jersey, a teacher ended up in school with a loaded gun in her bag – by accide
1 in 200,000 Passengers Forgot a Gun in Carry-on
In 2017, 771,556,886 passengers traveled through 440 federally secured airports. Of those, only 3,957 forget that a firearm was in their carry-on baggage.
Report on Flying American Airlines with Firearms, Reagan National to Phoenix
Virginia Citizens Defense League member W.B. sent me this on his experience flying American Airlines while bringing along a firearm.
Woman’s Arrest Underscores Need to Understand States’ Different Gun Laws
If you own a gun you owe it to yourself to know what the laws are…
CO: No Charges for Rep Who Forgot Gun Was in Carry-On
In a show of common sense, no charges were filed against Colorado State Representative Lori Saine, R-Firestone in relation to her case.
John Stossel Video – NYC Government Traumatizes Gun Owners
New York City arrests people who travel with guns–even when they notify and follow all TSA rules and have a valid gun license from their home state.
Are New TSA Firearms Regulations Afoot?
Few airline employees remember me and you can’t pick me out in the crowd. That MO has worked for me for the past several decades…
Delta Airlines Changes How You Fly with Guns
He went to retrieve it and was followed by two employees who zip-tied his bag before allowing him to leave the airport. You read that right.
Flying the Friendly Skies.. with Your Gun
I embarrassed them all when they realized the ticket agent and supervisor were trying to cover their asses for giving me false information…
Why is TSA Finding More Guns In Carry-Ons?
Bringing a gun into an airport checkpoint is a really big mistake, but as more people carry more frequently, such mistakes are bound to happen.
TSA’s Jihad Against Guns
The TSA’s jihad against guns is merely another front in the feds’ war on the Second Amendment, a effort to render us impotent before our superiors in government.
Bear Spray Harder to Transport than Firearms
Almost all bear spray comes in containers that are too large to be transported with you on commercial aircraft.
MT2 Forms TSA Range Safety Team in Response to Recent Announcement by TSA
In a recent Seattle Times news report, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is now requiring commercial gun ranges seeking contracts to help train federal air marshals and other…..
Record Number of Guns in Airports
TSA reports record numbers of guns in airports. As the number of concealed carry permits soars, the number of guns forgotten in carry-on bags rises.
People Forget They Have Guns at Airports
More than 2,200 improperly stowed firearms were interdicted at airports by TSA in 2014. That is 1 for every 10,000 concealed carriers who flew.
Has an Authority Figure ever Stolen a Gun or Knife from You?
Has an authority figure ever used their power to steal something from you? I have seen it most commonly with guns and knives.
TSA ‘Experience’ After Action Report
Just as I was about to walk through the “millimeter wave” machine, I patted myself down, and, to my unhappiness, suddenly remembered the snubby in my pocket…
Feds Want Guns, Why? – To Save Their Lives
Guns save lives. Even government agents know it. I have nothing to add…
TSA’s Ammo Purchase By The Numbers
Suddenly were up to a low-ball estimate of 1.5 million rounds of ammunition expended in one shooting season in just one shooting discipline…
TSA or Terminally Spineless Administration Caves – No Small Knives on Planes
TSA has caved to political pressure from flight attendants unions & others and has renounced its previously announced change in policy that would have allowed small knives on passenger aircraft…
TSA Backs Down to Union Pressure, Revisits Ruling Allowing Tiny Knives on Planes
Caving in to political pressure from flight attendants unions and others, the TSA backed away from their ruling that was to take effect today, allowing small knives on passenger aircraft…
Knife Rights Working to Support TSA Ruling on Knives
The TSA’s ruling to allow small knives on passenger aircraft has created a firestorm of overwrought, sky-is-falling, hyperbolic criticism from some, including flight attendants and some airlines…
