Media outlets that used NSJI’s 2013 TSA gun confiscation data for stories

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Some two dozen media outlets around the country have done stories on the Medill National Security Journalism Initiative’s 2013 database of gun confiscations since we posted   our story on the data on Jan. 6, 2014. Links to those stories: Huffington … Continue reading

Airport gun confiscations soared 20% in 2013

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By SB Anderson

TSA carry-on gun confiscation data 2013

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Example of a local story done with our TSA data. Data below compiled from weekly TSA Blog updates on the number and type of weapons confiscated during carry-on searches at airports. Data is updated weekly (current data through Dec. 31, … Continue reading

TSA gun data by incident, day and by airport

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The table below shows includes data for each gun found at Transportation Security Administration screening, by airport. Click on column label below to sort that column. There are 30 records visible at a time; click the arrow key at the … Continue reading

Airport gun confiscations up 30% in first half of year; 84% loaded and 25% with bullet in chamber

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About 30% more guns were confiscated at airport security gates in the first half of 2013 than that same period a year ago, a Medill analysis of federal data it aggregates from the Transportation Security Administration shows. Atlanta, Dallas-Forth Worth … Continue reading

Airport gun confiscations up 14% in first quarter

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The number of guns confiscated at airport security gates in the first quarter of 2013 was up 14% over last year, with a huge jump in January a key contributor, according to an analysis of Transportation Security Administration data by … Continue reading

2012 TSA gun confiscation totals by airport

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Get more details on 2012 airport checkpoint gun confiscations. Total gun confiscations by the Transportation Security Administration at US airports in 2012, along with the percentage that were loaded and the percentage that had a bullet in the chamber. Click … Continue reading

For 2012, TSA finds 1,525 guns at check-in — average of four a day

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Day-by-day Download data Airport totals Weekly chart The rules (TSA) Passengers caught trying to carry handguns past security at O’Hare and Panama City airports on Dec. 21 pushed the total number of gun confiscations by Transportation Security Administration screeners past … Continue reading

Explore our interactive map of handguns confiscated by the TSA at airport check-in during the first half of 2012

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Map shows total guns confiscated by the Transportation Safety Administration from January through June, 2012, by airport. Guns are not allowed past airport security and must be sent as checked baggage. Data includes how many guns were loaded and how … Continue reading

700 handguns, most loaded, seized at airport security checkpoints in first half of 2012

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Just under 700 guns were discovered at U.S. airport carryon baggage checkpoints in the first half of 2012 — and 1 in 4 of them had a bullet loaded in the firing chamber, a Medill analysis of federal data found. … Continue reading