TSA officials stop 19th firearm of 2024 at RIC checkpoint

A North Carolina man was arrested at Richmond International Airport after bringing a 9mm gun loaded gun with seven bullets in his carry-on items on what was the busiest day in Transportation Security Administration history nationwide. TSA security officers caught the gun July 7 as the man entered the airport's security checkpoint. The X-ray machine alerted them to the weapon, which was removed by Richmond Airport Police, who then charged the man with a crime and confiscated the weapon. It was the 19th time officials at the airport have confiscated a gun at the checkpoint, following 17 such occurrences all...

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