Coverage dated April 10, 2024

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

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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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  1. CBS News

    TSA found more than 1,500 guns at airport checkpoints during 1st quarter of 2024, agency says (opens CBS News)

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    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.

  2. Los Angeles Times

    TSA found more than 1,500 firearms on airline passengers in first 3 months of 2024 (opens Los Angeles Times)

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

  3. Fox5 Atlanta

    Passengers up, guns down in first quarter of 2024, TSA says (opens Fox5 Atlanta)

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    Fox5 Atlanta's feed description

    During the first quarter of 2024, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) detected 1,503 firearms at airport security checkpoints, ending on March 31.

  4. Forbes

    More Than 1,500 Firearms Detected At Airport Checkpoints (opens Forbes)

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    TSA security screeners intercept thousands of firearms at airports each year from travelers who don

  5. FOX 29 Philadelphia

    Over 1,500 firearms caught at TSA checkpoints nationwide in first quarter of 2024: officials (opens FOX 29 Philadelphia)

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    FOX 29 Philadelphia's feed description

    The number of guns intercepted at airport checkpoints nationwide ticked slightly downward in the first quarter of the year, TSA officials said Thursday.

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