Loaded firearm found at Midway Airport, man arrested

Tuesday, August 16, 2016
CHICAGO (WLS) -- A man was arrested after a loaded firearm was found in his carry-on luggage at Midway Airport Tuesday morning, TSA officials said.

The man was planning on traveling from Midway to Sky Harbor International Airport in Phoenix, Ariz.
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TSA officials say passengers may transport an unloaded firearm in checked luggage if it is declared to the airline, unloaded, and placed in a locked, hard-sided container.
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