In 2022, officers stopped 6,542 firearms at 262 different airports - surpassing the previous record of 5,972.
Nationwide, TSA officers are still seeing an alarming number of weapons in airports. In 2022, officers stopped 6,542 firearms at 262 different airports - far surpassing the previous record of 5,972 firearms in 2021.“Bringing a firearm to the checkpoint is an expensive, dangerous mistake that far too many people are making,” Indiana TSA Federal Security Director Aaron Batt said.
The images below were provided by the TSA and show an assortment of weapons confiscated at the airports in Indianapolis, South Bend and Evansville in 2022. TOP STORIES: Dad arrested after Beech Grove toddler caught on surveillance playing with loaded gun | Unedited police body cam video released from night Herman Whitfield III died | IU student stabbed on city bus was targetted because she was Asian, court docs allege | Did you get a random check in the mail? 171,000 Hoosiers awarded money in class action lawsuit | Change of venue for Delphi murder trial denied, jurors to be selected from outside...
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