Another gun has been confiscated by the TSA at Pittsburgh International Airport.
It happened Wednesday morning when a man from Indiana County was found to have a loaded .380 in his carry-on bag.
The Transportation Security Administration says the man told screeners he didn't know how it got there.
“This individual claimed that he had no idea how the firearm got into his bag,” said Donald Weston, TSA’s Acting Federal Security Director. “What that tells us is that this individual is careless with how he handles his firearm. Loaded guns are deadly weapons and if you own a firearm, you need to know where it is at all times. That’s part of being a responsible gun owner. 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.”
Civil penalties for trying to take a gun onto a plane can reach up to $15,000.
This is now the 38th gun to be confiscated this year at Pittsburgh International.
That’s the second-most confiscated at Pittsburgh International in history. Last year, 44 guns were caught at the Airport last year.