Long lines after passenger caught with gun, bullets at Orlando airport

ORLANDO, Fla. -- A passenger tried to bring a gun and ammunition in a carry-on bag at Orlando International Airport causing a long back-up at checkpoints during the Christmas holiday rush. Transportation Security Administration spokeswoman Sari Koshetz told The Associated Press the passenger was carrying a Ruger with a separate magazine loaded with 10 rounds of .22-caliber ammunition. 

The incident caused a backup at the busy airport early Tuesday morning.

Koshetz says it was the 91st weapon intercepted by TSA officers at Orlando's airport this year.

Orlando police spokeswoman Michelle Guido told local news outlets the passenger has a valid Florida concealed weapons license. Federal law, however, prohibits passengers from carrying weapons through airport checkpoints. Guido said the passenger will be charged with carrying a concealed firearm in a place prohibited by law. 

The fine for trying to bring a firearm to a TSA checkpoint can be as much as $12,000, reports CBS affiliate WKMG. Passengers are never allowed to transport guns in an aircraft's cabin, officials told the station.  

The passenger's name wasn't immediately released.