MOON TOWNSHIP, Pa. — A woman who works at Pittsburgh International Airport and a man from Munhall were stopped by Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers for carrying guns.
According to TSA, officers stopped the man from carrying a loaded 9mm handgun onto his flight on Friday, March 17.
The woman was also caught with loaded 9mm handgun the next day, officials said. The firearm had 10 bullets inside, including one in the chamber.
“Guns are not permitted through any airport security checkpoint,” said TSA’s Federal Security Director for the airport Karen Keys-Turner. “It does not matter if you are coming through a checkpoint to catch a flight or to get to your job working in the airport, under no circumstances should someone be bringing a firearm to our security checkpoints. In all instances it will result in a serious conversation with the police, possible criminal charges and a hefty federal financial civil penalty that could cost into the thousands of dollars.”
The man was arrested and is facing a weapons charge. The woman had her airport employee ID confiscated.
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