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Former Gainesville school board member charged in airport gun case
TSA: .25-caliber pistol, 6 bullets found in carry-on bag
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Transportation Security Administration over the weekend said they found this gun, loaded, in former Gainesville school board member Kelvin J. Simmons’ carry-on luggage at the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. - photo by Courtesy Transportation Security Administration
Former Gainesville school board member Kelvin J. Simmons faces a criminal charge and a possible civil fine after he was arrested at the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport for allegedly trying to pass through airport security carrying a loaded handgun.Simmons, 59, was arrested Saturday morning and charged with carrying a weapon in an unauthorized location. The police report stated that security officers with the Transportation Security Administration saw the .25-caliber handgun in the carry-on bag while monitoring an X-ray machine at a security checkpoint. Passengers can carry unloaded guns in checked baggage, but all guns, ammunition and gun parts are prohibited in carry-on baggage, the TSA website said.The report noted that Simmons didn’t have a firearms license.