Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) stopped a Virginia man with a loaded gun at a security checkpoint on Sunday, June 8.
The handgun, loaded with 16 bullets, was in the traveler’s carry-on bag.
“Travelers who carry firearms can expect to be stopped at airport checkpoints and may face significant penalties,” said John Busch, TSA’s Federal Security Director for the airport. “To travel with a firearm, it must be unloaded and placed in a locked hard-sided case and then taken to the airline check-in counter. All firearms must be transported in the belly of the aircraft, so they cannot be accessed during the flight.”
The original announcement can be found here.