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Loaded gun found at Pittsburgh International Airport security checkpoint for second straight day

Loaded gun found at Pittsburgh International Airport security checkpoint for second straight day
ANNOUNCED. NEW THIS NOON, ANOTHEROAD L HANDGUN WAS DISCOVERED AS SECURITY AT PITTSBURGH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. A WOMAN FROM CRAWFORD COUNTY WAS STOPPED THIS MORNING AT A CHECKPOINT X-RAY MACHINE. SHE TOLD POLICE THE GUN WAS REGISTERED TO HER HUSBAND AND SHE DID NO
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Loaded gun found at Pittsburgh International Airport security checkpoint for second straight day
Someone was stopped with a loaded gun at the security checkpoint in Pittsburgh International Airport for a second straight day on Friday.Watch the report in the video player above.The Transportation Security Administration said the small .22 caliber handgun, loaded with two bullets, was spotted in the checkpoint X-ray machine early Friday morning."The woman, a resident of Meadville, Pennsylvania, told officials that she was headed to complete the next step of the hiring process for a new job and did not know that the gun, which was registered to her husband, was among her carry-on items," the TSA said in a statement.Allegheny County police were alerted and took possession of the firearm. The TSA said a civil fine would be issued.County police said passengers who bring firearms into an airport checkpoint can face federal civil fines from the TSA up to $10,000.Any repeat offender can be fined up to $13,910.Also, the U.S. Attorney's Office in Pittsburgh recently said that the sheriff's office will be asked to revoke concealed carry permits for gun owners who are found to be carrying a firearm at the checkpoint.

Someone was stopped with a loaded gun at the security checkpoint in Pittsburgh International Airport for a second straight day on Friday.

Watch the report in the video player above.

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The Transportation Security Administration said the small .22 caliber handgun, loaded with two bullets, was spotted in the checkpoint X-ray machine early Friday morning.

"The woman, a resident of Meadville, Pennsylvania, told officials that she was headed to complete the next step of the hiring process for a new job and did not know that the gun, which was registered to her husband, was among her carry-on items," the TSA said in a statement.

Allegheny County police were alerted and took possession of the firearm. The TSA said a civil fine would be issued.

County police said passengers who bring firearms into an airport checkpoint can face federal civil fines from the TSA up to $10,000.

Any repeat offender can be fined up to $13,910.

Also, the U.S. Attorney's Office in Pittsburgh recently said that the sheriff's office will be asked to revoke concealed carry permits for gun owners who are found to be carrying a firearm at the checkpoint.