Another gun was confiscated this week at Pittsburgh International Airport.
The TSA says a Florida man was going through the checkpoint on Tuesday when they found a 9mm packaged with a box of ammo.
This is the sixth gun found by the TSA this year.
Last year, 42 guns were stopped by security officials at Pittsburgh International, the most in the state.
That number is two away from the all-time record set in 2023, 44 guns.
“It looks like this individual missed a critical step when preparing to fly with his firearm,” explained Gerardo Spero, TSA’s Federal Security Director for Pennsylvania. “The proper way to transport a firearm for a flight is to make sure it is unloaded. Then pack it in a locked hard-sided case. He seems to have done that; however, he failed to take the case to the airline check-in counter and declare that he wanted to fly with it. That was the critical missing step because that’s when the airline representative will make sure it is transported in the belly of the plane where nobody has access to it during the flight.”
For tips on how to properly pack a gun, visit the TSA’s website.