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No Mulligan For Traveler Busted With Shotgun Hidden In Golf Bag At Reagan National Airport No Mulligan For Traveler Busted With Shotgun Hidden In Golf Bag At Reagan National Airport
No Mulligan For Traveler Busted With Shotgun Hidden In Golf Bag At Reagan National Airport Officials say that a tricky traveler tried to pull a fast one on TSA officers at Reagan National Airport in DC, though the agents were quick to pick up on the ruse. This week, TSA agents at the airport made a disturbing discovery when a traveler attempted to sneak a shotgun through security that was surreptitiously concealed in a golf bag seconding as an apparent gun case. Golfers: Do not pack your shotgun in your golf bag. It won't improve your shots off of the tee, fairway or green. This shotgun was removed from a checked bag at @Reagan_Airport by @TSA officers yesterday. That's not h…

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by Zak Failla
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Flyer Seized With Six Gun Stashed In Suitcase Said She Didn't Know It Was There: Newark TSA Flyer Seized With Six Gun Stashed In Suitcase Said She Didn't Know It Was There: Newark TSA
Flyer Seized With Six Gun Stashed In Suitcase Said She Didn't Know It Was There: Newark TSA A traveler at Newark Airport claimed she didn't know she had a .38 Special stashed behind the lining of her suitcase, authorities said. The loaded revolver was "artfully" concealed in the Orange, NJ, woman's carry-on, Transportation Security Administration Spokeswoman Lisa Farbstein said.  A TSA officer staffing a checkpoint X-ray monitor alerted Port Authority police, who seized the six shooter and the woman, Farbstein said. It was the 11th gun picked off at a Newark TSA checkpoint so far this year, she said. “This is a fine example of how we use the technology available to us to…

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by Jerry DeMarco