MOON TWP. — Transportation Security Administration screeners found another loaded gun at Pittsburgh International Airport over the weekend.
According to the Allegheny County Police, the loaded .380 handgun was found in a Verona woman’s purse at the main security checkpoint around 7 a.m.
The gun was spotted by a TSA officer as it passed through the X-ray machine. The gun was confiscated and the woman questioned.
County Police said the woman had a valid concealed carry permit and inadvertently left the firearm in her purse.
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The FBI was notified, and the passenger was permitted to fly. At this time, charges are not expected to be filed, police said.
It was the eighth handgun stopped by TSA officers at the airport so far this year.
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