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Woman stopped from boarding plane with loaded gun at Pittsburgh International Airport

PITTSBURGH — Transportation Security Administration Thursday stopped a woman from boarding a plane at Pittsburgh International Airport with a loaded handgun.

TSA agents stopped the woman at a checkpoint after they noticed a loaded Ruger.380 handgun and ammunition as her purse passed on the conveyer belt of the X-ray machine.

Allegheny County Police were immediately called, the passenger was questioned and issued a summons.

TSA officers have detected 21 firearms at Pittsburgh International Airport this year and 22 firearms last year.

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According to a release from the TSA, “Passengers are permitted to travel with firearms in checked baggage if they are unloaded, packed in a hard-side case, locked, and packed separately from ammunition.”

TSA has more information on how to travel with a firearm on tsa.gov.

 
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