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U.S. Rep. Victoria Spartz (R-Noblesville) faces a citation after bringing a handgun through airport security Friday.

If you are found with a firearm, you can be fined up to $14,950. The penalty is determined on a case-by-case basis.

The TSA has detected more firearms at the Indianapolis International Airport so far in 2023 than in any previous year.

Of more than 6,500 guns intercepted by TSA between Jan. 1 and Dec. 16 last year, 68 were at the Indianapolis International Airport.