Lancaster County man stopped while trying to carry loaded handgun onto plane at Harrisburg International Airport [Video]

HARRISBURG, Pa. — A Lancaster County man was found carrying a loaded 9mm handgun by Transportation Security Administration officers at Harrisburg International Airport Monday morning, the TSA said in a press release.

The handgun was loaded with 13 bullets, including one in the chamber, the TSA said. It was found in the passenger’s carry-on luggage by the X-ray machine at a security checkpoint.

The man, a resident of Lititz, reportedly told the TSA he’d forgotten he was carrying the weapon, and was allowed to return it to his vehicle.

“Let this be an important reminder to firearm owners that they should not bring their guns to our checkpoints,” said Karen Keys-Turner, TSA’s Federal Security Director for the airport. “Don’t be that guy!”

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