Florida man cited by police after trying to bring gun onto flight at RIC
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A Florida man was arrested after trying to bring a .357-caliber handgun loaded with five bullets onto his Mar. 13 flight at Richmond International Airport.
Transportation Security Administration officers detected the gun in the man's carry-on bag at the security checkpoint X-ray unit. It was the fourth handgun that TSA officers have detected at the security checkpoints at the airport so far this year. There were 20 such incidents last year.
Airport police then confiscated the handgun and cited the man on a weapons violation.
TSA has the right to issue civil penalties to travelers who have guns and gun parts with them at a checkpoint. Civil penalties for bringing a handgun into a checkpoint can stretch to thousands of dollars, depending upon the circumstances. Penalties apply to people with or without concealed gun carry permits, because those permits do not allow firearms to be brought onto planes.
A complete list of civil penalties is posted online.
TSA PreCheck members who incur the penalties also will lose their PreCheck privileges.
TSA has details on how to properly travel with a firearm posted on its website. Travelers also should contact their airlines, which may have additional requirements for traveling with firearms and ammunition.
