WORCESTER, MASS. (WHDH) - A Massachusetts woman was cited earlier this week after TSA officers found a loaded gun in her carry-on bag at Worcester Regional Airport, the TSA announced.
The TSA in a statement said officers found the .22 revolver with six rounds inside during a security screening late Monday afternoon. Officers notified state police, who confiscated the gun and gave the 59-year-old woman a citation, according to the TSA. The woman was later allowed to continue.
This was the second firearm detection at Worcester Regional Airport this year following a separate detection of a loaded gun earlier this month on Aug. 6.
TSA Federal Security Director for Massachusetts Bob Allison discussed this week’s incident in the TSA’s recent statement, saying a gun owner who has a Massachusetts license to carry “should know the rules and not bring a loaded firearm to a checkpoint.”
“Bringing a loaded firearm into a security checkpoint is dangerous for everyone in the vicinity,” Allison said.
TSA officers have detected 37 guns at checkpoints around New England to date in 2023.
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