More firearms have been detected by TSA agents at Indianapolis International Airport in the first nine months of 2023 than any previous year.
INDIANAPOLIS — Agents uncovered three firearms atThe firearms were stopped by officers with the Transportation Security Administration in two incidents Sunday morning, the TSA said in a release. All three of the weapons were loaded. The firearms were confiscated when Indianapolis Airport Police officers responded to the checkpoint.
“In addition to the serious safety risk these incidents pose, they also slow down the screening process for all passengers when we’re forced to temporarily close down a lane," Indiana TSA Federal Security Director Aaron Batt said."I urge passengers to think twice before they leave the house about what they’re bringing in their carry-on bags.”
Fines for a firearm violation can be as much as $14,950, TSA said. The agency determines the penalty based on the circumstances of each case. Passengers caught with a firearm in their possession at an airport security checkpoint will also lose eligibility for the TSA PreCheck program for at least five years.
Passengers can travel with a gun in a checked bag as long as it is unloaded, packed separately from ammunition in a locked hardback case and declared at the airline check-in counter.