At JFK, “we saw a decrease in the number of firearms that people brought to our checkpoints from 15 guns in 2023 to 10 in 2024,” said John Essig, TSA’s security director for JFK.

Two dead teenage Dominican stowaways discovered in a JetBlue plane’s wheel well raise questions about aviation security.

“It is not a record that we seek to set." Meanwhile, LaGuardia and JFK airports each tallied 10 gun interceptions in 2024, according to TSA data. That's down from nine and 15 in 2023 respectively.

Ten loaded guns were discovered inside bags screened at both JFK and LaGuardia while a record 21 guns were detected at security checkpoints at Newark Liberty, according to the TSA data.