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Glen Allen man charged after trying to bring loaded gun onto RIC flight

A Glen Allen man is facing charges after TSA officials found a loaded .380-caliber firearm in his carry-on items at the Richmond International Airport security checkpoint May 30. The x-ray machine at the checkpoint alerted officials to the fun. The man was cited on a weapons charge and also faces a civil penalty of as much as ,000. It was the 15th time this year a firearm has been detected at the airport's checkpoint – a pace that would more than double last year's total of 17. “Time and time again we are seeing travelers continue to bring their firearms...

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