Fredericksburg Man Had Loaded Gun at Dulles Airport: Police

FREDERICKSBURG, VA — An unidentified Fredericksburg man was arrested Tuesday after allegedly trying to board a flight with a loaded .380-caliber handgun and two rounds of ammunition.

He was detained at a security checkpoint after an x-ray machine detected the handgun. There, it was discovered that the gun was loaded with two bullets, with one in the chamber, and that the man also had two fully loaded magazines.

It was not immediately clear whether the munitions were found on his person or in his carry-on luggage.

The checkpoint was temporarily closed.

Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Police arrested the man on weapons charges. No further information was released.

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