(Photo provided with release by the TSA)

(North Fayette Twp, Allegheny County, Pa.) Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers detected a loaded handgun in the carry-on bag of a West Virginia resident at the Pittsburgh International Airport security checkpoint on Sunday, June 5, 2022
The man, a resident of nearby Wheeling, W.Va., was caught with a .22 caliber handgun loaded with five bullets.
When the TSA officer spotted the gun in the worker’s backpack, the Allegheny County Police were alerted and confiscated the gun. The man told officials that he forgot that he had his loaded gun among his carry-on items.
“If you own a firearm, you need to know where it is at all times,” said Karen Keys-Turner, TSA’s Federal Security Director for the airport. “Knowing where you put your gun is part of being a responsible gun owner. Now this individual faces a stiff Federal financial civil penalty.”
It is the 10th gun that has been detected at a TSA Checkpoint at Pittsburgh International this year.
Nationwide, TSA officers detected 5,972 firearms on passengers or their carry-on bags at checkpoints last ye