A West Virginia man was arrested after TSA intercepted a gun at the Pittsburgh International Airport. The handgun was found at a security checkpoint in a carry-on bag on Wednesday. It belonged to a Morgantown resident. TSA said they are on pace to set a record for most guns caught at the airport in a year.

“It is concerning when someone shows up at one of our checkpoints with a loaded gun,” said Gerardo Spero, TSA’s Federal Security Director for Pennsylvania. “But what is even more concerning is that there was a bullet in the chamber.” This is the 9th gun intercepted at PIT since the beginning of the year.

In January and February of 2025, TSA said officers have detected 50 loaded firearms at security checkpoints at airports in North Carolina.