NEW YORK - Transportation Security Administration officers at LaGuardia Airport stopped a Kansas resident from bringing the trigger and body of a 3D imprinted handgun past the security checkpoint on Wednesday, July 3.
A TSA officer spotted the component of the handgun as the man’s roller bag entered the checkpoint X-ray machine. The item was confiscated by TSA and the man, a resident of Leawood, Kan., in Johnson County, was permitted to catch his flight without his gun.
Handguns and handgun parts are prohibited past airport security checkpoints, including 3D imprinted guns.
Source: U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Transportation Security Administration
