Two guns stopped by TSA at PIT International Airport

Another busy weekend for the TSA at Pittsburgh International Airport and two more loaded guns were confiscated.

On Friday, TSA agents intercepted a .40 caliber handgun loaded with seven bullets in a passenger from Claysville's carry-on.

On Sunday, officers found a .38 caliber pistol in a woman from Weirton, West Virginia's carry on.

While there won't be any criminal charges filed, both passengers can expect fines of up to $15,000.

“Since mid-June our officers have intercepted 10 firearms at our checkpoints here at Pittsburgh,” said Karen Keys-Turner, TSA’s Federal Security Director for the airport. “Let’s be very clear about this. Firearms are not permitted past our security checkpoints. Period. Bringing a gun to a checkpoint means that travelers are introducing threats to the airport environment. Additionally, people who bring guns to our checkpoints slow down the checkpoint lines because when we detect a firearm via the X-ray unit, the checkpoint lane and conveyor belt come to complete standstill until the police arrive and remove the firearm, the carry-on bag and all of the other traveler’s belongings and remove them and the traveler from the checkpoint. Meanwhile, other travelers who were in line were forced to wait until the incidents are cleared, delaying them from getting through the checkpoint and to their gate.”

27 guns have now been stopped by TSA agents at Pittsburgh International Airport this year.

Last year, a record 44 guns were stopped.