Wave Of Pittsburgh International Airport Gun Seizures Continues

MOON TOWNSHIP, PA — A man was arrested Tuesday after attempting to bring a 9mm gun loaded with 17 bullets onto a Pittsburgh International Airport flight.

Allegheny County police took the Renfrew, Butler County man into custody after Transportation Security Administration Officers intercepted the weapon at a security checkpoint.

The catch by TSA officers on Tuesday brings the total number of guns confiscated at the airport’s checkpoints to 15 so far this year. Each one of the firearms has been loaded.

“We continue to find that it is necessary to remind firearm owners that they can travel with their gun, but only if they pack it the proper way,” Karen Keys-Turner, TSA’s federal security director for the airport, said in a statement.

“All you need to do is make sure that the firearm is unloaded, that it is packed in a locked hard-sided case and taken to the airline check-in counter to be declared. At that point, the airline will ensure it is transported in the belly of the plane where nobody has access to it during the flight.