Handgun confiscated at Reagan National Airport

September 14, 2012 - 02:12 pm

Transportation Safety Administration officers at Reagan National Airport confiscated a loaded handgun from a West Virginia man heading to Detroit on Friday.

: This is the gun that was taken at Reagan National Airport. (Photo: TSA)

The 49-year-old man, who was cited on a state weapons charge, was allowed to catch his flight to Detroit.

Authorities say the man had the handgun in his carry-on bag. It was detected at a checkpoint and confiscated.

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