Masks required at TSA airport checkpoints starting Tuesday
The move is part of President Joseph Biden s Executive Order promoting COVID-19 safety in domestic and international travel. Author: WGRZ Staff Updated: 11:12 AM EST February 1, 2021
WASHINGTON Whether your travels will take you across the country or around the world, an important change will take place at US airports and other transportation hubs starting Tuesday.
The move affects all passengers who appear to be over two years of age. You may be asked to temporarily lower your mask at an airport checkpoint to verify your identity.
“TSA will fully comply with the President’s Executive Orders, CDC guidance and the DHS National Emergency determination to ensure healthy and secure travel across all transportation sectors. This will help prevent further spread of COVID-19 and encourage a unified government response,” said Darby LaJoye, Senior Official Performing the Duties of the TS
Despite the decrease in air travel due to the coronavirus pandemic, Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers confiscated more guns from passengers in 2020 than in 2019.
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Twice as many guns seized at US airports last year Cathy Adams
Twice as many guns were confiscated from US passengers last year than in 2019.
Officers from the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) caught approximately 10 firearms per million passengers in 2020, compared to five guns per million the year before.
It marked the highest rate in the agency’s history.
In total, 3,257 guns were found in passenger’s carry-on bags at checkpoints last year, despite the number of travellers falling by 500 million due to the pandemic.
Of the guns found, 83 per cent were loaded, said TSA.
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport was where most guns were seized - 220 last year. In second and third place were Dallas Fort Worth Airport and Houston’s George Bush International Airport, where 176 and 126 guns were found respectively.
TSA firearm catch rate doubles in 2020 TSA workings checking baggage before boarding. (Source: Jeremy) By KOLD News 13 Staff | January 26, 2021 at 11:41 AM MST - Updated January 26 at 11:41 AM
TUCSON, Ariz. (KOLD News 13) - Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers detected twice as many firearms per million passengers screened at airport security checkpoints nationwide in 2020 compared to 2019, and at a significantly higher rate than any other year since the agency’s inception. Throughout 2020, TSA caught approximately 10 firearms per million passengers screened as compared to about 5 firearms per million passengers screened in 2019.
TSA officers discovered a total of 3,257 firearms on passengers or in their carry-on bags at checkpoints, although total passengers screened in 2020 fell by 500 million versus 2019 due to the pandemic. Of those firearms caught in 2020, about 83% were loaded. In 2019, TSA officers stopped a record 4,432 firearms, of which 87% wer