Transportation Security Administration officers at Orlando International Airport on Monday stopped a passenger with a loaded firearm with 12 rounds of 9mm ammunition in his carry-on bag — the 41st gun TSA confiscated since the beginning of the year.
- Man found with loaded firearm in carry-on bag at Orlando Int'l
- Guns may be transported in checked baggage
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The 57-year-old male from Apopka was traveling to Birmingham, Alabama.
“With 41 guns stopped year-to-date, the number of passengers bringing guns to the checkpoints at Orlando International (Airport) is on track to beat last year’s total of 86,” said Jerry Henderson, TSA’s federal security director. “That is the kind of record we don’t want our citizens to beat.”
It was the ninth gun confiscated in June, according to TSA data.
Henderson reminds travelers to check their carry-ons before leaving for the airport. Guns may be transported in checked baggage in a hard-sided locked case, unloaded and declared to the airline at check-in.
Anyone bringing a firearm to a federal checkpoint faces a civil penalty from the Transportation Security Administration of up to $12,000. Law enforcement determines if the person will face criminal charges.