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Jul 02 2024
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TSA: Carelessness most common culprit with guns at airports
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — A firearms lawyer on Tuesday said fines are nearly guaranteed but criminal charges are uncommon when someone brings a gun to an airport checkpoint. U.S. Rep. Victoria Spartz was one of two Hoosiers who ran afoul of the TSA’s firearms regulations on Friday. Her office said she accidentally brought a handgun to Dulles International Airport in Virginia. The gun was not
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Jun 17 2024
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TSA: Two firearms intercepted at LVIA checkpoint
HANOVER TWP., Pa. - Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers say they intercepted two firearms at the Lehigh Valley International Airport checkpoint just two days apart. A media release from TSA officials reports that on Friday a Jim Thorpe man was arrested after officers detected a 9mm handgun among the man’s carry-on items. The release continues to say on Sunday, a Paupack man
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Aug 28 2024
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Winona Ryder Says She’s Missed Flights Repeating Her Famous 'Beetlejuice' Line for TSA Agents: 'It Became a Thing'
Winona Ryder can’t catch a break — or a flight! In an interview with to promote , the actress, 52, reflected on the lasting popularity of the original 1988 horror-comedy classic, recalling just how often fans have asked her to repeat her character Lydia Deetz’s iconic lines from the film. In fact, it's happened so often that she might want to give herself a little more time in the airport. “I
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Jun 28 2024
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TSA predicts Friday will be its busiest day ever
RICHMOND, Va. --From the roadway to the runway, AAA expects Friday will be the busiest air travel day of the Fourth of July holiday, and TSA predicts it will be the busiest day on record. TSA expects to screen more than 3 million people nationwide Friday. The previous record was set on Sunday, June 23rd, so if you are flying Friday, experts say you need to arrive at least two hours early for
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Jul 09 2024
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TSA removes 2 grenades from bag at Pittsburgh International Airport
PITTSBURGH — TSA officers stopped two grenades from getting on a plane at Pittsburgh International Airport. A TSA spokesperson said the two inert grenades were removed from a checked bag on Tuesday morning. The traveler told officials that his friend said he could take them on a plane, but the TSA spokesperson says grenades — live or inert — cannot fly. .@TSA removed these two grenades from a
WPXI
Jul 09 2024
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The TSA screened a record 3 million people after the Fourth of July
More than 3 million people were screened by TSA on Sunday, setting a new daily record for the agency. TSA said Monday that 3,013,413 people passed through its security checkpoints the previous day, surpassing the record previously set on June 23, 2024, when it screened 2.99 million people “It was an extraordinary achievement,” Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas said in a
Quartz
Jul 08 2024
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Get in line! TSA screens record number of airport travelers
More than 3 million travelers passed through U.S. airport security on Sunday, the first time that number of passengers have been screened in a single day as travel surges, according to the U.S. Transportation Security Administration. The record, which was widely predicted to happen at some point over the July Four holiday weekend, topped the June 23 mark of more than 2.99 million screened
Fort Worth Business Press
Jun 20 2024
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Grenade intercepted at TSA checkpoint at Pittsburgh International Airport
The Transportation Safety Administration is reminding people they can not bring grenades onto planes.A post from TSA Northeast's social media page shared someone attempted to bring a grenade through a checkpoint at Pittsburgh International Airport.The grenade was inert, however officials are reminding travelers live or inert grenades are not allowed on planes. The Transportation Safety
ABC 4 WTAE
Jun 20 2024
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Two grenades intercepted by TSA at Pittsburgh International Airport
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
May 30 2024
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TSA checkpoint at the Buffalo Niagara International Airport
A traveler gets the option to either opt in or out of getting their photo taken for identity verification purposes at the TSA checkpoint at the Buffalo Niagara International Airport that has begun using the latest Credential Authentication technology, referred to as CAT-2. TSA unveils facial recognition technology at Buffalo airport to prevent travelers from using fake IDs A new facial
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