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Hatfield Man Tried To Board Plane With Loaded Gun, TSA Says Hatfield Man Tried To Board Plane With Loaded Gun, TSA Says
Hatfield Man Tried To Board Plane With Loaded Gun, TSA Says A Hatfield resident was cited and may face a federal fine after Transportation Security Administration agents said he entered a security checkpoint with a firearm.  It happened at Philadelphia International Airport on Wednesday, Oct. 11, after the X-ray scanner flagged his carry-on for additional screening, TSA said.  The gun, a.45-caliber pistol with a fully loaded magazine and one round in the chamber, was confiscated by police.  He could face up to a $15,000 civil penalty, TSA agents noted.  “Let me be very clear when I say that there is absolutely no excuse fo…

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by Mac Bullock
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Montco Man Tried To Board Plane At JFK With Loaded Gun: TSA Montco Man Tried To Board Plane At JFK With Loaded Gun: TSA
Montco Man Tried To Board Plane At JFK With Loaded Gun: TSA A Montgomery County man is in police custody and could face up to a $15,000 fine, after travel safety agents say he tried to bring a loaded handgun onto a plane in New York.  It happened at John F. Kennedy International Airport on Thursday, March 9, said the Transportation Security Administration in a release. An X-ray machine at the security checkpoint revealed that the unnamed suspect, a man from Evansburg, had a loaded .38 caliber revolver in his carry-on bag, officials claimed.  The man told TSA agents he didn't know the gun was in his luggage, authorities wrote.  H…

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by Mac Bullock