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TSA: Slippery Rock man faces fine for bringing loaded gun to Pittsburgh airport

TSA officers detected this handgun and kept it from being carried onto a flight at Pittsburgh International Airport on Monday, Aug. 7. TSA/Submitted Photos

Transportation Security Administration officers confiscated a loaded 9 mm handgun and two loaded gun magazines from a Slippery Rock man Monday, Aug. 7, at Pittsburgh International Airport.

A news release from the TSA said an officer spotted the handgun in the checkpoint X-ray machine and alerted airport police, who confiscated the weapon. The man, whose name was not released, faces a federal civil penalty, which can run as high as $15,000, depending on the circumstances, the TSA said.

“The frequency in the number of travelers bringing guns to our checkpoints is alarming,” said Karen Keys-Turner, TSA’s federal security director for the airport. “Our officers are doing a tremendous job staying vigilant while screening travelers during this peak summer travel period.”

She said this was the 23rd firearm detected at an airport checkpoint in the Pittsburgh International Airport this year.

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