{"id":182182,"date":"2022-12-28T19:58:13","date_gmt":"2022-12-29T00:58:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/?p=182182"},"modified":"2022-12-28T19:58:13","modified_gmt":"2022-12-29T00:58:13","slug":"tsa-prevents-virginia-man-from-carrying-loaded-handgun-onto-flight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/tsa-prevents-virginia-man-from-carrying-loaded-handgun-onto-flight\/","title":{"rendered":"TSA Prevents Virginia Man from Carrying Loaded Handgun onto Flight"},"content":{"rendered":"
RICHMOND, Va. \u2013A Hampton, Va., man was cited by the police after Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Richmond International Airport caught him with a handgun in his carry-on bag this morning, Wednesday, Dec. 28. The .380 caliber handgun was loaded with seven bullets, including one in the chamber.<\/p>\n
TSA officers stopped the man when his carry-on bag triggered an alarm in the security checkpoint X-ray unit. Upon spotting the weapon, TSA officials alerted airport police, who responded to the checkpoint, confiscated the handgun, and cited the man on weapons violations.<\/p>\n
\u201cToday\u2019s gun catch was the 24th that our officers have prevented from being carried onto a flight this year,\u201d said Robin \u201cChuck\u201d Burke, TSA Federal Security Director for the airport. \u201cIt is the most firearms that have been brought to our checkpoints in a single year and with just a few days left in the calendar year, I hope it is the last we see for a long time. Our officers are good at their jobs and remain vigilant during the holiday season and beyond. Guns are not permitted through a security checkpoint. This applies to travelers with concealed carry permits as well as individuals who are enrolled in the TSA PreCheck\u00ae program. The financial penalty for bringing a gun or other weapon to a security checkpoint recently increased to $15,000. It\u2019s a very expensive mistake to make.\u201d<\/p>\n
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RICHMOND, Va. \u2013A Hampton, Va., man was cited by the police after Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Richmond International Airport caught him with a handgun in his carry-on bag this morning, Wednesday, Dec. 28. The .380 caliber handgun was loaded with seven bullets, including one in the chamber. TSA officers stopped the man when […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3507,"featured_media":182183,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":[]},"categories":[1,54],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"\n