TSA: Loaded handgun seized at Newark Liberty airport security checkpoint
Officials say the 9mm firearm, carried by a Morristown man, held eight bullets.
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Apr 14, 2025, 4:43 PM
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3h agoA loaded handgun was intercepted at Newark Liberty International Airport's security checkpoint last week, according to Transportation Security Administration officials.
Officials say the 9mm firearm, carried by a Morristown man, held eight bullets.
Port Authority police confiscated the gun and arrested the man. Penalties for bringing a weapon to a checkpoint can reach $15,000
The incident marks the ninth firearm detected at Newark checkpoints in 2025. Here is breakdown of firearms seized at the airport since 2018:
2024 - 21
2023 - 20
2022 - 14
2021 - 12
2020 - 11
2019 -11
2018 – 14
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