TSA Detects Increase In Firearms In Greater Washington-Baltimore Area Airport Checkpoints

WASHINGTON (WJZ) — TSA officers stopped 60 handguns in the Greater Washington-Baltimore area airport checkpoints in 2019, an increase from the 55 caught in 2018.
The increase mirrored the national trend of an uptick in the number of firearms detected at airport checkpoints across the country.
Nationwide, TSA officers caught more firearms at checkpoints nationwide in 2019 than ever before in the agency’s 18-year history.
In total, 4,432 firearms were discovered in carry-on bags o