Pittsburgh Airport: Another Gun Seized At Security Checkpoint

FINDLAY TOWNSHIP, PA — A man was arrested at Pittsburgh International Airport Thursday after allegedly attempting to pass a loaded gun through the main security checkpoint. It was the 37th time in 2023 that a weapon was confiscated at the checkpoint, increasing the single-year record for gun seizures that was set on Tuesday.

Allegheny County police said Transportation Security Administration officers observed a 9 mm handgun in a passenger's carry-on bag. Police determined that the passenger, Jamal Pittman of Mississippi, did not have a valid concealed permit and was a person not to possess a firearm under state law.

Pittman was taken into custody and will be charged with one felony count of persons not to possess a firearm and one misdemeanor county of carrying a firearm without a license, police said. The FBI also was notified about the incident.

Passengers who bring firearms into an airport security checkpoint can also face federal civil fines from the Transportation Security Administration up to $10,000. Repeat offenders can be fined up to $13,910.