The 61-year-old was scheduled to travel to Nashville, Tenn., when he was detained by authorities after an X-ray screener saw the Smith & Wesson '
.38-calibre' revolver in his luggage.
Ms Hochhalter, aged 48, entered the Alpha Pawn Shop in nearby Englewood, Colorado, alone about 10am yesterday and asked to see a
.38-calibre handgun.
On closer examination, the luggage was found to contain a
.38-calibre pistol wrapped in aluminium foil hidden inside an electric typewriter.