A Beckley, W.Va., woman was stopped by Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at West Virginia International Yeager Airport with a loaded firearm on Sunday, June 9. The 9mm purple and black firearm had a magazine loaded with six bullets.
TSA officers halted the screening process and immediately notified the police, who responded to the checkpoint and confiscated the gun. TSA does not confiscate guns, law enforcement does. Police also cited the woman on a weapons charge.
Guns are not permitted to be carried into or through the security checkpoint and now the woman also faces a stiff financial civil penalty from TSA. The penalty for carrying weapons can reach a maximum of $15,000.