PHOENIX (AP) - Nine guns were found in a nine-day span this month during inspections of passenger carry-on luggage at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, authorities said Monday.
Transportation Security Administration officials said the handguns were discovered by officers during inspections between Sept. 18-26 and seven of the nine weapons were loaded.
TSA officials said they will review the circumstances behind each incident to determine a civil penalty.
They said 83 guns have been found in screenings by TSA officers of carry-on luggage so far this year at Sky Harbor.
Firearms can be transported on a commercial aircraft only if they are unloaded, packed in a locked, hard-sided case and placed in checked baggage, according to the TSA.
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