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TSA Secretly Tracking Travelers Not on Government Watch Lists
Federal air marshals are conducting surveillance on thousands of unsuspecting Americans as part of a secret TSA program called “Quiet Skies.’”
Federal air marshals are conducting surveillance on thousands of unsuspecting Americans as part of a secret TSA program called “Quiet Skies.’”
A Texas Tech University sophomore got caught up in school spirit and made the “guns up” salute with her hands at an airport.
Festively wrapped narcotics, loaded guns, inert grenades and “Satan’s” pizza cutter are among the top 10 items confiscated at U.S. airport in 2017.
From missing weapons carried onto commercial aircraft by travelers to poor vetting and training of airport screeners, the TSA is failing in its mission “in many ways” to keep flyers safe, argues The Hill opinion contributor Martin Schwartz.
More firearms were confiscated at U.S. airports than any previous year, exceeding a record set last year.
A hunter’s plans to send a dead cougar home in his luggage on an airplane from Las Vegas hit a snag.
Undercover tests revealed that TSA failed to detect test weapons about 80% of the time, uncovering a slew of “vulnerabilities” at security checkpoints at multiple airports nationwide.
The TSA is on pace to seize a record-high number of firearms this year, saying the increase is due to an increase in air travelers.