Traveler arrested after TSA finds handgun contained in belt buckle: ‘Inexcusable’ | KFOR.com Oklahoma City

Traveler arrested after TSA finds handgun contained in belt buckle: ‘Inexcusable’ | KFOR.com Oklahoma City: That’s definitely not gonna fly. A traveler at New Jersey’s Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) was stopped at a TSA checkpoint last week after officers discovered a handgun in his carry-on bag. But this wasn’t just any handgun — it was a handgun somewhat disguised as a belt buckle. Officers at the Terminal C checkpoint discovered the item tucked inside two separate zippered cases following an X-ray of the passenger’s bag on June 11. TSA officers initially thought the item to be a “large belt buckle with a replica gun on it,” but found it to be “an actual real firearm that could pop out of its decorative metallic oval frame,” according to a press release.