Gun Caught At Philadelphia International Airport Friday

PHILADELPHIA — A New Jersey man was found with an unloaded gun at the Philadelphia International Airport recently, according to Transportation Security Administration.

TSA officers stopped the man from bringing his handgun onto a flight on Friday

The 9mm gun was unloaded.

But the man had 14 bullets tucked into his carry-on bag near the firearm, TSA said.

The gun was caught as the Willingboro, New Jersey, man entered the security checkpoint.

The X-ray unit alerted on the carry-on bag, which was removed by the local police who confiscated the gun and arrested the man on weapons charges.

In addition to the citation by airport police, he now faces a stiff financial civil penalty. The penalty for carrying weapons recently increased to a maximum of $15,000.

To date this year, TSA has found five guns at the airport.

Passengers are only permitted to travel with firearms in checked baggage.

Firearms must be unloaded then packed in a hard-sided locked case.

The locked case should be taken to the airline check-in counter to be declared.

TSA has details on how to properly travel with a firearm posted on its website.