Police: Connecticut man arrested for having loaded handgun in carry-on bag at LaGuardia
Authorities say it is the sixth gun that TSA officers have found at LaGuardia checkpoints this year.
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A Connecticut man was arrested Tuesday when police say Transportation Security Administration officers at LaGuardia Airport caught him with a loaded handgun in is carry-on items.
Authorities say it is the sixth gun that TSA officers have found at LaGuardia checkpoints this year.
MORE: TSA: Over 1,800 firearms confiscated at airport checkpoints in third-quarter of 2023
Police say the weapon was discovered when the Newtown resident entered the security checkpoint. They say an X-ray detected something in his carry-on bag. Port Authority police were notified, and the gun was confiscated.
He is now facing weapons charges and a financial civil penalty, which can reach a maximum of $15,000.
Passengers are permitted to travel with firearms only in checked baggage if they are unloaded and packed in a hard-sided locked case. Then the locked case should be taken to the airline check-in counter to be declared.
