BOSTON (WHDH) - A New Hampshire man was detained at Logan International Airport on Monday after Transportation Security Administration officers caught him with a loaded handgun, officials said.
Officers at an x-ray machine spotted a .45-caliber handgun loaded with a bullet in the chamber, in addition to an extra magazine with more bullets, according to the TSA.
Massachusetts State Police took possession of the gun, detained the Hooksett native, and questioned him.
The incident marked the second handgun recovered at an airport checkpoint within the last five days and the eighteenth gun caught in a carry-on bag this year.
Travelers with concealed firearm permits are not allowed to bring guns onto airplanes in their carry-on bags. Passengers are permitted to travel with firearms in checked baggage if they are properly packaged and declared.
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