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Robert Spinden, federal security director TSA for the state of Georgia poses for a portrait at the Transportation Security Administration security area at the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2023, in Atlanta. Spinden says the agency and the airport made a big effort in 2021 to try to address the large number of guns being intercepted at checkpoints. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

Record 6,542 guns intercepted at U.S. airport security in ‘22

By Rebecca Santana - Associated Press

A sign warns travelers not to bring guns through the Transportation Security Administration checkpoint at Orlando International Airport in Orlando, Fla, on April 23, 2022. The TSA said Friday, Dec. 16, 2022, it is raising the fine for people caught with a gun in their carry-on bag to a maximum fine to $14,950 after intercepting a record number of firearms at security checkpoints this year. Previously it was $13,910. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, File)

TSA stops two passengers with guns in four days at Reagan National Airport

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times

A Boeing 737-700 United Airlines flight from West Palm Beach, Florida, is one of the first planes to land at the new $2.7 billion Terminal A at Newark Liberty International Airport in Elizabeth, N.J., on Thursday, Jan. 12, 2023. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey)

Hacker claims attack on U.S. airline, stolen no-fly list was out of boredom

By Ryan Lovelace - The Washington Times

A monitor shows canceled departure flights at Washington's Ronald Reagan National Airport, Monday, March 3, 2014. The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Warning for the greater Washington Metropolitan region, prompting area schools and the federal government to close for the wintry weather. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Two Virginia men stopped at Reagan National security with guns in past week

The Washington Times

The Metrorail station at Dulles International Airport is seen on Nov. 2, 2022, in Chantilly, Va., with the terminal in the background. The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority is ready to open the second and final phase of its Silver Line Metrorail extension on Nov. 15. The six new stations will for the first time connect the airport and the outer suburbs of Loudoun County to the region's flagship mass transit system. (AP Photo/Matthew Barakat)

Reston man stopped by airport security at Dulles with loaded handgun in his carry-on

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times

United Airlines planes are parked at gates at Newark Liberty International Airport in Newark, N.J., on July 1, 2020. United Airlines will cut about 50 flights a day in Newark, to try to limit flight delays and cancellations there this summer. A United spokeswoman said Thursday, June 23, 2022 that the flights being cut are all domestic, and no destinations are being dropped entirely. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

Police arrest Pennsylvania man at airport with loaded handgun in his carry-on bag

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times

Traveler walk towards the TSA screening area in LaGuardia Airport's Terminal B, Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2022, in New York. Travel experts say the ability of many people to work remotely is letting them take off early for Thanksgiving or return home later. Crowds are expected to rival those of 2019, the last Thanksgiving before the pandemic. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)

Airport security again halting travelers trying to bring handguns onto planes

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times

Passengers wait in line at the security checkpoint at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Tuesday, April 19, 2022, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Reagan National Airport’s TSA seized .32-caliber revolver, .45-caliber handgun from travelers

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times

A JetBlue Airways Airbus A320, left, passes a Spirit Airlines Airbus A320 as it taxis on the runway, July 7, 2022, at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)

Airport security busts traveler who tried to conceal a handgun inside raw chicken in carry-on bag

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times

Travelers queue up at the south security checkpoint in Denver International Airport as the Labor Day holiday approaches Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

The Transportation Security Administration is lowering the price of TSA PreCheck

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times

U.S. Rep. Madison Cawthorn, R-N.C., speaks to the crowd before former President Donald Trump takes the stage at a rally Saturday, April 9, 2022, in Selma, N.C. (AP Photo/Chris Seward)

Rep. Cawthorn cited second time for carrying firearm at airport: Report

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

In this Thursday, May 26, 2016, photo, travelers stand in line as they prepare to pass through a Transportation Security Administration checkpoint at Miami International Airport, in Miami. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz) **FILE**

TSA’s scanner ‘inclusive’ upgrade for transgender passengers costs taxpayers $18.6 million

By Haris Alic - The Washington Times

President Joe Biden speaks about his administration's plans to combat rising gas prices in the South Court Auditorium on the White House campus, Thursday, March 31, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Biden takes on ‘hateful’ red-state bills on Transgender Day of Visibility

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

In this May 11, 2021, photo, a Colonial Pipeline station is seen in Smyrna, Ga., near Atlanta. The Department of Homeland Security has announced new requirements for U.S. pipeline operators to bolster cybersecurity following a May ransomware attack that disrupted gas delivery across the East Coast. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart) **FILE**

Senate Republicans ask watchdog to probe Biden’s cyber directives for pipelines

By Ryan Lovelace - The Washington Times

A lone traveler heads to the north security checkpoint in the main terminal of Denver International Airport Wednesday, July 22, 2020, in Denver. Air travel is down sharply during the pandemic, but airport screeners are finding guns at a much higher rate. And about 80% of those guns are loaded. The Transportation Security Administration appealed Monday, Aug. 10, for travelers to pay attention to the restrictions on traveling with guns. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski) **FILE**

Record number of firearms detected at airports, TSA says

By Shen Wu Tan - The Washington Times

Travelers wear face coverings in the line for the south north security checkpoint in the main terminal of Denver International Airport Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2021, in Denver. Two months after the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, President George W. Bush signed legislation creating the Transportation Security Administration, a force of federal airport screeners that replaced the private companies that airlines were hiring to handle security. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

How 9/11 changed air travel: more security, less privacy

By David Koenig - Associated Press

Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers check and watch airline passengers at Reagan National Airport in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 27, 2018. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Security at Reagan National Airport turning up more guns

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

Some illegal immigrants are boarding planes in border towns, and that has startled lawmakers who see them in airport lounges or on their flights out of Texas. (Associated Press) **FILE**

House Republicans challenge caught-and-released migrants’ ability to fly on U.S. airlines

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

In this May 12, 2021, file photo, the entrance of Colonial Pipeline Company in Charlotte, N.C. U.S. pipeline operators will be required for the first time to conduct a cybersecurity assessment under a Biden administration directive to be issued Thursday in response to the ransomware hack that disrupted gas supplies in several states this month. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson, File)

U.S. pipelines ordered to increase cyber defenses after hack

By Ben Fox - Associated Press

FILE - In this Oct. 14, 2020 file photo, a TSA staff wears mask as he walks past flight information screens show flight status information at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago. Federal officials keep seeing cases of airline passengers getting into confrontations with flight attendants or other passengers. The Federal Aviation Administration said Tuesday, April 27, 2021, that it is seeking fines ranging from $14,500 to $31,750 against three recent passengers.(AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

US sets pandemic-era high for air travel, over 1.6 million

By The Associated Press - Associated Press