Crime & Safety

Man Arrested For Carrying Gun in Luggage at Bradley International Airport

TSA officials said handgun fires only blanks, according to reports.

A man was arrested for carrying a gun in his carry-on luggage at Bradley International Airport in Windsor Locks on Monday, according to WFSB.

The Transportation Security Administration told WFSB it located the 8mm Bruni firearm in the bag of a 32-year-old man and that the gun only fires blanks.

It was the third weapon discovered in carry-on luggage at Bradley this year, according to WFSB.

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