TSA officials say the woman didn't know the gun was there, which she previously reported stolen.

TSA officials say a woman was stopped Wednesday morning at the Sioux Gateway Airport for having a loaded firearm.A TSA spokeswoman says the 9 mm handgun was loaded with eight bullets, including one in the chamber. TSA officers caught the gun when the woman entered a checkpoint in the airport.Authorities say the woman is from Ponca, Nebraska. She told police she wasn't aware the gun was in her luggage and had previously reported it stolen because it was lost.Police released the woman after questioning. It was the first gun seized at the Sioux Gateway Airport this year.Nationwide, 4,432 guns were seized at airport checkpoints. A typical first offense citation for carrying a handgun into an airport checkpoint is $4,100.

TSA officials say a woman was stopped Wednesday morning at the Sioux Gateway Airport for having a loaded firearm.

A TSA spokeswoman says the 9 mm handgun was loaded with eight bullets, including one in the chamber. TSA officers caught the gun when the woman entered a checkpoint in the airport.


Authorities say the woman is from Ponca, Nebraska. She told police she wasn't aware the gun was in her luggage and had previously reported it stolen because it was lost.

Police released the woman after questioning. It was the first gun seized at the Sioux Gateway Airport this year.

Nationwide, 4,432 guns were seized at airport checkpoints. A typical first offense citation for carrying a handgun into an airport checkpoint is $4,100.