Letter to the editor: Responsible gun owners don't 'forget'

For the 12th time this year, a loaded handgun was confiscated by TSA at Pittsburgh International Airport from a passenger’s carry-on bag (“Man faces charges after being stopped for gun at Pittsburgh International Airport,” June 7, TribLIVE). He used the same excuse as the others: “ I forgot it was there.”

I have been a hunter and gun owner for more than 45 years. To claim to have forgotten where you left a loaded gun of any kind is so irresponsible as to be almost criminal. In my opinion, people who claim to have forgotten where they left a loaded gun should have it confiscated. They should also have to surrender their other firearms and be banned from owning guns forever.

Sorry, that is not responsible gun ownership.

Tim Babyak

Perryopolis