October 26, 2011 Fifth loaded gun this month found at Salt Lake International Airport www.privateofficer.com
Salt Lake City Utah Oct 26 2011 Salt Lake City International Airport police confiscated a loaded handgun at a security checkpoint Tuesday morning — the fifth loaded gun found in carry-on baggage this month.
Transportation Security Administration spokeswoman Lorie Dankers said TSA officers found a .45 caliber Kimber-11 handgun loaded with seven rounds of ammunition in a man’s carry-on bag. The man was headed to Detroit and then to the Tampa International Airport.
Police arrested the man and local charges are pending.
Dankers said TSA officers aren’t doing anything different in their security screening process, it’s just that the offenses are occurring more often.
“The [uptick] trend in Salt Lake City is the trend nationally,” Dankers said, adding that since the beginning of the year officers, nationwide, have found more than 800 loaded firearms in carry-on bags.
Firearms, ammo, and replicas are always prohibited in carry-on baggage. However, these items can be declared and stowed in checked baggage as long as they are unloaded.
“We hope that people get the message [that] handguns are not permitted on carry-on baggage,”Dankers said. “We want to see people following the rule.”
Source:sltrip.com
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