A second gun has been stopped by security at Pittsburgh International Airport this week.
The Transportation Security Administration says a 9mm, loaded with 12 bullets, including one in the chamber was stopped at the main security checkpoint on Wednesday morning, October 16.
It was found inside a Munhall woman’s carry-on bag.
On Monday, a gun was found in the carry-on bag of a man from Washington, PA.
Wednesday’s gun is the 36th gun stopped at PIT in 2024, that’s the second most ever stopped at the Airport.
With over two months to go in the year, 2023’s record of 44 guns could be surpassed.
“It is disappointing to continue to see travelers bring their guns to our checkpoints.
Passengers should know that they certainly cannot carry a gun onto a flight,” said Donald Weston, TSA’s Acting Federal Security Director for the airport.
“One of the main reasons we are here at a checkpoint is to help ensure that weapons are not carried onto flights. So don’t come to the airport expecting to carry your gun through the checkpoint. If you must travel with your firearm, the proper way to do it is to make sure it’s unloaded, packed in a hard-sided locked case and taken to the airline check-in counter. The airline will ensure it is transported in the belly of the aircraft.”
Bringing a gun to an airport checkpoint can result in a civil penalty as high as $15,000.