By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com It has become almost too common: Travelers are caught with guns in the carry-on bags. Even after Sept. 11, when much more innocuous objects were banned from flights, people bring guns to airports, often because they forgot they had the weapon on the them. WCIV reports that a South Carolina man…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Security screeners at overseas airports may begin seizing cell phones that don’t turn on as part of the continued effort to crack down on threats of terrorism, the Wall Street Journal reports. That means cell phones without battery power won’t be allowed on the plane and could subject the traveler to increased…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com After Sept. 11, 2001, it’s still amazing to find how common it is for people to bring guns to airports. On occasion, ticklethewire.com likes to check in to see just how many folks still bring guns. According to the Transportation Security Administration, 30 loaded guns and two unloaded ones were discovered…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com What part of “don’t bring guns to the airport” don’t people understand? It still fails to amaze. As part of an occasional story on the issue, we report that 31 people from Jan. 23 to Jan. 29 were caught at airport checkpoints in the U.S. with guns, according to the…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The stats for our nation’s airport should be cause for major heartburn. USA Today reports that more than 25,000 security breaches — an average of about seven per day — have occurred at U.S. airports since November 2001. Citing newly released Department of Homeland Security documents, USA Today reported that more…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — As part of an occasional snapshot of what’s going on at our nation’s airports, ticklethewire.com periodically publishes stats on activity at checkpoints. For the week of Feb. 14-20, the Transportation Security Administration reported that 19 firearms were found at checkpoints along with two “artfully concealed prohibited items.” Additionally, six…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — The Transportation Security Administration has thrown around gobbs of cash for airport security since Sept. 11, but lawmakers, auditors and national security experts are questioning the wisdom behind some purchases, according to the Washington Post. Reporter Dana Hedgpeth reports that TSA spent about $30 million alone just on devices…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — The color-coded terror alerts that began eight years ago after the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks could be headed for the trash bin. The Associated Press reports that the Homeland Security Department is proposing to discontinue the the five-color coded system, with green representing the lowest threat and red the…
