A man from Philadelphia is
accused of trying to bring a .40 caliber handgun loaded with seven bullets
loaded in Terminal C over the weekend at Newark Liberty International Airport.
According to Transportation
Security Administration officers, the handgun was found stuffed inside a backpack
at the security checkpoint. The officers caught the handgun as it entered the
checkpoint X-ray machine
It’s the second
time a gun was found this month at the airport.
Transportation Security Administration officers have already found as many guns this year as all of last
year, 11 in all, and the number comes with travelers significantly down
compared to last year.