Airport contractor caught by TSA with loaded gun at Pittsburgh International Airport
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - This past weekend, TSA agents confiscated a loaded gun from an airline contractor at one of the checkpoints at Pittsburgh International Airport. The contractor was found to have a loaded, 9mm handgun with a bullet in the chamber.
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