Henrico woman arrested after trying to carry handgun onto flight at RIC
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For the second time in as many days, a traveler has been arrested at Richmond International Airport after trying to bring a weapon onto an airplane.
A Sandston woman brought a 9mm handgun loaded with seven bullets to the airport’s security checkpoint in her carry-on bag, where Transportation Security Administration officials found and confiscated it, and airport police cited the woman on a weapons violation.
It was the third time TSA officials at the airport stopped a handgun at a checkpoint this month, following 20 such occurrences last year.
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.
