TSA discovered, diverted fewer guns at DTW during 2024 than in 2023
The TSA says passengers attempted to bring fewer firearms into DTW security checkpoints last year than in 2023.
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The TSA says passengers attempted to bring fewer firearms into DTW security checkpoints last year than in 2023.
The latest firearm was detected on Friday, making it the second stop in November at the Detroit Metro Airport so far.
TSA officers have discovered 37 firearms at DTW checkpoints this year, including one on Aug. 3.
Millions of Americans are preparing to get out of town for the holiday weekend. That will likely mean busy roads, packed airports and train stations.
Some travelers may be in for a surprise from their loved ones at Detroit Metro Airport, where people without boarding passes can now go through TSA checkpoints.
TSA officers intercepted 13 firearms at Detroit Metro Airport in the first quarter of 2024, which ended on March 31.
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.
In 2023, 96 guns were stopped at TSA security checkpoints at Detroit Metro Airport. Nationwide, 6,737 guns were stopped, which is the highest number of guns stopped in a single year in TSA history.
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In a span of four days, TSA officers at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW) prevented five guns from making it onboard flights. All of them were loaded.
Officers with the TSA have seized five guns in four days from Detroit Metropolitan Airport.
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