::THE SLICE REPORT WITH MONA AUSTIN

  NORFOLK, Va.—Transportation Security Administration officers at Norfolk International Airport stopped a 9mm handgun and two boxes of ammunition from getting through the checkpoint on Thursday, March 18. It was the fourth gun caught at the checkpoint so far this year.   When the TSA officer detected the gun in the checkpoint X-ray machine, the Norfolk Airport Authority Police were alerted, responded to the checkpoint and confiscated the weapon from the Texas woman. The woman was arrested and the case was forwarded to the Norfolk Commonwealth’s Attorney for possible criminal prosecution. The woman also faces a stiff Federal financial civil penalty for carrying a gun to a TSA checkpoint. TSA reserves the right to issue a civil penalty to travelers who have guns and gun parts with them at a checkpoint. Civil penalties for bringing a handgun into a checkpoint can stretch into thousands of dollars, depending on mitigating circumstances. This applies to travelers with or witho...

(The Slie): The level of urgency for public safety has been elevated ahead of the 2020 Presidential inauguration following deadly unrest at the Capitol on January 6. Chuck Schumer siad on Tuesday that there is concern for possible furutre attacks and insurrectionists at-large who were inside the Capitol are being blocked from air travel to lessen the threat. "They should be immediatley added to the TSA no-fly list amidst the continued threats," Schumer said. 'These individuals are a threat the the honeland as allowed by the alaw," pointed out the New york senator. He is getting daily threat asessments. "It is not just a crisis and an emergency. It is a *continuing crisis and emergency. It’s not over yet.” House Democrats were briefed on Monday about being the target of future threats of violence. There is a nationwhide manhunt to find individuals who participated in the attempted coup. On January 5, a day before the Capitol insurrection, FBI personnel wa...