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Va. man tried to bring loaded gun onto plane at Reagan National Airport, officials say


A gun that was found loaded in a passenger's luggage at Reagan National Airport.{ }(Photo courtesy of TSA.){p}{/p}
A gun that was found loaded in a passenger's luggage at Reagan National Airport. (Photo courtesy of TSA.)

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A man was caught trying to bring a loaded gun with a bullet in the chamber onto a plane at Reagan National Airport on Thursday, according to authorities.

The Transportation Security Administration says their officers stopped a Manassas man at a checkpoint after they found the loaded 9mm semi-automatic handgun in his carry-on luggage.

The gun was loaded with seven bullets, officials say.

Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Police were called to the airport, confiscated the gun and then cited the man on a state weapons charge.

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