Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers stopped a man from carrying a loaded firearm onto an airplane at Boston Logan International Airport (BOS) on Monday, November 4.
During Monday afternoon security screening in Terminal C, a TSA officer detected a firearm in the 20-year-old male’s backpack. TSA officers immediately alerted Massachusetts State Police (MSP) who confirmed there was a loaded 9mm firearm along with a magazine containing eight rounds in the backpack.
During questioning, the Connecticut man stated the bag did not belong to him and that he did not possess a license to carry a firearm. An MSP trooper eventually took possession of the firearm and arrested the man on multiple state charges.
“In addition to the serious safety risk these incidents pose, they can also slow down the screening process for all passengers when we’re forced to temporarily close down a lane,” said Bob Allison, TSA’s Federal Security Director for Massachusetts. “I strongly urge all gun owners to ensure they know where their firearms are before traveling to the airport.”
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