Passenger with loaded gun in bag causes a Christmas headache at Orlando airport

Passenger with loaded *** in bag causes a Christmas headache at Orlando airport

ORLANDO, Fla. — A passenger tried to bring a loaded *** in a carry-on bag at Orlando International Airport causing a long back-up at checkpoints during the Christmas holiday rush.

Transportation Security Administration spokeswoman Tari Koshetz told The Associated Press the passenger was carrying a Ruger with a separate magazine loaded with 10 rounds of .22-calibre ammunition. The ******** caused a backup at the busy airport early Tuesday morning.

Koshetz says it was the 91st ****** intercepted by TSA officers at Orlando’s airport this year.

Orlando ****** spokeswoman Michelle Guido tells local news outlets the passenger has a valid ******* concealed ******* license. Federal law, however, prohibits passengers from carrying ******* through airport checkpoints. Guido says the passenger will be charged with carrying a concealed ******* in a place prohibited by law.

The passenger’s name wasn’t immediately released.






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