MOON TOWNSHIP, Pa. — A Butler County man was stopped Wednesday when he was found with a loaded handgun in a carry-on bag at a Pittsburgh International Airport security checkpoint.
A Transportation Security Administration officer spotted the 9 mm handgun loaded with 15 bullets on the checkpoint X-ray machine’s monitor.
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The officer alerted the Allegheny County police, questioned the Cranberry Township man. He’s facing Federal civil penalties.
This is the 11th gun found at a Pittsburgh International Airport security checkpoint so far this year.
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