The TSA has stopped another man with a loaded gun at Pittsburgh International Airport.
The man, a resident of Bethel Park, was caught Friday with a .380 caliber handgun loaded with six bullets among his carry-on items. He did not have a valid license to carry.
It’s the second time the same man has been stopped by TSA agents at an Airport security checkpoint.
The same man was caught with a gun in 2014.
“When stopped by our officers, this man admitted up front that he had previously been caught with a gun in his carry-on bag several years ago,” said Karen Keys-Turner, TSA’s Federal Security Director for the airport. “Obviously he did not learn his lesson. His irresponsibility resulted in his needlessly introducing an unnecessary risk into the airport environment and as a result he will face a very stiff Federal financial penalty that will likely cost him thousands of dollars, especially since this was the second time that he violated the firearms policy.”
This brings the total number of guns caught at the airport’s checkpoints to seven so far in the first eight weeks of the new year.
A record number of 44 firearms were stopped by TSA agents last year at Pittsburgh International Airport.