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.
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.
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