PITTSBURGH, Pa. – The Allegheny County Police Department charged a local Ohio Valley woman who allegedly had a handgun in a passenger’s carry-on bag at the Pittsburgh International Airport, according to the department’s social media post.
Rachel Scott-Roth, 44, of Belmont, Ohio allegedly had the handgun in the carry-on bag at the main security checkpoint at Pittsburgh International Airport on Sunday afternoon.
Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers observed the handgun at 2:30 pm on February 16, 2025, and alerted Allegheny County Police.
Police determined Scott-Roth did not possess a valid concealed carry permit. Scott-Roth is facing one misdemeanor charge for carrying a firearm without a license. The Federal Bureau of Investigation was also notified.
Passengers who bring firearms into an airport security checkpoint can face federal civil fines from the Transportation Security Administration up to $10,000, according to Allegheny County Police. Repeat offenders can be fined up to $13,910.
Just last week, the TSA says agents at Pittsburgh International Airport intercepted a pink .380 caliber handgun was loaded with six bullets from another woman.
This is the sixth firearm intercepted by TSA agents at airport checkpoints at Pittsburgh International Airport so far in 2025. Agents confiscated 42 firearms in 2024.
You can travel with a firearm if you follow TSA rules.
According to the TSA, “The proper way to transport a firearm for a flight is to make sure it is unloaded. Then pack it in a locked hard-sided case. Take the case to the airline check-in counter and declare that you want to fly with it. The airline representative will make sure it is transported in the belly of the plane where nobody has access to it during the flight. TSA has details on the proper way to pack firearms and ammunition on its web site here.”
