On Wednesday Southwest Airlines pilot was arrested at the International airport Lambert Saint Louis, Missouri, for illegal possession of weapons. In the hand Luggage airline staff had discovered the gun Smith & Wesson M&P Shield loaded with seven rounds.
According to a press release the airport around 5:00 officers of the transportation security Administration detained a 51-year-old pilot at the checkpoint of terminal 2. He was about to Board a flight Saint Louis — Las Vegas with a stop at the International airport Los Angeles (LAX). The offender was not in possession of a permit or any other documents to firearms.
As compensation for the inconvenience, all his companions gave checks for $100 upon arrival at LAX.
Note that according to the rules of the TSA, firearms are prohibited in carry-on baggage, in checked baggage only.
As reported by ABC News, citing the press-Secretary of the Department, Mark Howell, in 2017 at the airport in St. Louis has registered 46 violations of this kind.
