Authorities say a Florida man was caught trying to bring a loaded gun past an airport security airport in upstate New York for the second time in three weeks.
The man was allegedly carrying a .32 caliber pistol loaded with seven bullets, along with a box containing an additional 41 bullets in his carry-on luggage. The weapon was confiscated by Syracuse police, who later arrested him on weapons charges. On November 6, the man was allegedly caught carrying a loaded gun at another airport located about 60 miles away from the Syracuse airport.
TSA say the man was carrying a 9mm handgun at the Ithaca Thompkins Regional Airport earlier in the month. It was discovered during an X-ray of the man's backpack. TSA informed the Thompkins County Sheriff's Office, who confiscated the weapon and detained the man. The gun was said to be loaded with seven bullets, the same number of bullets authorities say were in the .32 caliber gun he was caught with three weeks later.
Authorities say that an average of 11.6 guns per day are discovered in carry-on bags at airport security checkpoints. TSA claims they discovered 4,239 guns in 2018, 86 percent of which were loaded. Bringing a gun to an airport security checkpoint is illegal and subject to possible criminal charges, in addition to TSA potentially imposing civil penalties of up to $13,000.
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