Please Stop Bringing Guns to LAX … Seriously

Because apparently one gun incident at the airport isn't enough, a second man was detained by authorities for bringing firearms to Los Angeles International Airport.

Around 11 a.m. Saturday, police stopped a man in an SUV heading to the airport to pick up his wife. The driver voluntarily submitted to a random administrative search of his vehicle.

Inside the Chevrolet Tahoe, police found two unloaded shotguns and about 220 rounds of ammunition.

The driver told officers he recently went to a shooting range to fire the guns and forgot they were in his vehicle.

"Neither gun was registered. Therefore they were confiscated and booked at the LAPD Pacific Division until their ownership and status could be verified," police said in a statement.

The incident happened one day after authorities found 10 handguns, five rifles, an antique black-powder musket, and nearly 1,000 rounds of ammunition in the back of a truck, said Nancy Suey Castles of Los Angeles World Airports. The driver of that truck, Phillip Dominguez, was arrested.

The incidents were unrelated, according to authorities.

On Saturday, police reminded LAX visitors "this is a serious indiscretion."

"Not only could this incident lead to charges being filed at a later time, his name could also become part of a federal database of individuals scrutinized by law enforcement should they repeat similar suspicious activity in the future," police said in a statement.

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