Fifth gun stopped at PIT Airport this month

TSA: Gun intercepted from Portage man at Pittsburgh airport screening
A Portage man could face up to a $15,000 civil penalty for carrying a loaded handgun through an airport checkpoint in Pittsburgh, federal officials said. U.S. Transportation Security Administration officials said a .
Portage man found with loaded handgun at Pittsburgh International Airport
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at the Pittsburgh International Airport intercepted a gun that was in the possession of a man from Portage. The gun was found while the man was going through the checkpoint screening process Monday,
Gun found at Pittsburgh airport checkpoint; 5th time this month
"It is extremely concerning that so many individuals are coming to our checkpoints with their loaded guns," the TSA's federal security director for Pennsylvania said.
5 guns intercepted at Pittsburgh International Airport so far in February, TSA says
TSA officers stopped another gun from getting through a security checkpoint at Pittsburgh International Airport on Monday.
Loaded, pink handgun confiscated at Pittsburgh International Airport checkpoint
Yet another firearm has been confiscated at Pittsburgh International Airport, making it the fourth confiscated by TSA officers at the airport so far this year. On Wednesday, TSA officers intercepted a pink, .380 caliber handgun that was loaded with six bullets. The woman who had the gun said she forgot it was on her person.
'Extremely concerning': 5th gun stopped at PIT Airport this month
Another gun was intercepted at Pittsburgh International Airport. TSA officers intercepted the weapon from a man from Portage, PA, who was going through the checkpoint screening process on Monday.
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