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Allegheny County Police confiscate another firearm at Pittsburgh International Airport

November 6, 2022 / 12:36 PM EST / CBS Pittsburgh

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PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - Yet another gun has been confiscated at security at Pittsburgh International Airport.

On Saturday, just before 9:30 a.m., TSA officers found a loaded Taurus .380 caliber handgun inside a woman's purse at the main security checkpoint.

The Allegheny County Police were alerted and learned that the woman did have a valid concealed carry permit.

Finally, the FBI was notified and the woman was permitted to fly but the gun was confiscated and is in possession of the Allegheny County Police.

It was the 24th gun confiscated at the airport this year.

Charges are not expected to be filed by county police.

Patrick Damp

Patrick Damp is a web producer for CBS Pittsburgh. A Pittsburgh native who grew up watching KDKA-TV, Patrick studied journalism at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. After half a decade in sports communication, Patrick decided to pursue his dream of working in journalism in his hometown and joined the CBS Pittsburgh team in 2019.