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Transportation Security Administration Officers Set New Record for Firearms Detected at Chicago Midway International Airport Checkpoints
November 01, 2023
CHICAGO, Illinois, Nov. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Transportation Security Administration issued the following news release on Oct. 31, 2023:

Transportation Security Administration officers at Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) discovered a firearm in a passenger's carry-on bag Friday morning, bringing the total detected at the airport to 43 this year.

The previous annual record was 42 firearms, set in 2021. Last year, 38 firearms . . .

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