NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) – TSA officers at Norfolk International Airport (ORF) prevented a Chesapeake woman from bringing a revolver into a flight on Thursday.
According to officials, on June 27, a gun was detected after the woman entered the security checkpoint, where the X-ray unit alerted on her carry-on bag. Local police then confiscated the gun and cited the woman on a weapons charge.
“Thursday was the fifth busiest day in TSA history, and when checkpoints are this busy, it is that much more important that travelers know the contents of their carry-on items and that they know nothing prohibited is inside,” TSA’s Federal Security Director for the airport Robin “Chuck” Burke said. “When individuals bring their firearms to our checkpoints, it represents a risk to everyone in the area and slows down the checkpoint screening process for other travelers.”
On June 16, Norfolk TSA set a record for the most people screened at the airport in a single day, with over 11,000 people passing through the checkpoint.