The Transportation Security Administration says they discovered a loaded gun in a carry-on bag at Omaha's Eppley Airfield on Sunday morning.
The passenger had the Glock 42, .380 Automatic, loaded with five rounds, in a carry-on bag during x-ray screening at the North checkpoint. TSA officials then alerted the Omaha Airport Authority and they took possession of the gun and interviewed the passenger, who was allowed to continue to travel.
This is the eight firearm TSA has found at an Omaha security checkpoint so far this year. A total of nine firearms were found at checkpoints last year.
“This is a good opportunity to remind passengers that you can’t bring a firearm to a checkpoint in a carry-on bag or on your person,” said TSA Federal Security Director Michael Fowler.
Firearms can be transported in a checked bag that is declared to the airline at the ticket counter and properly packed in a locked, hard-sided container. Firearm parts, ammunition, and realistic replicas also are not allowed through security checkpoints, but can be transported in checked bags.