RIC ties all-time annual record as 24th weapon stopped at security checkpoint

A Newport News man was cited after TSA officials found a loaded gun in his carry-on luggage at Richmond International Airport Sept. 1. The 9mm handgun was found to be loaded with 22 bullets, including one in the chamber, according to the TSA. It was the 24th firearm that TSA officers have intercepted in a single year at the airport – tying RIC's all-time record with four months left in the year. “It is never acceptable to bring a firearm to an airport security checkpoint, but to do so during a busy holiday weekend is unforgivable, because you are delaying...

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