(Credit for Photo: Photo Courtesy of the Allegheny County Police Department, Posted on Facebook on November 5th, 2026)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) Allegheny County Police recently charged a man from Glen Dale, West Virginia after Transportation Security Administration officers discovered a handgun in his carry-on bag at Pittsburgh International Airport. 

TSA officers noticed the firearm at the airport security checkpoint yesterday at 2:20 p.m. 

Police charged twenty-seven-year-old Andrew Holiday with carrying a firearm without a license after determining that he did not possess a valid concealed carry permit. 

Allegheny County Police notified the FBI after this gun was discovered at the checkpoint.

Passengers that carry firearms to airport security checkpoints face federal civil penalties which are enforced by the TSA.

First-time offenders face fines which are up to $12,210, while repeat offenders can be fined up to an amount of $17,062.