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MOON TOWNSHIP, Pa. — A Mississippi man is facing charges after police say he tried to take a loaded illegal handgun through the main security checkpoint at Pittsburgh International Airport.
According to Allegheny County police, Jamal Pittman, 40, had a loaded 9mm handgun in his carry-on bag.
Police said Pittman didn’t have a valid concealed carry permit and was a person not to possess a firearm under Pennsylvania law.
Pittman was taken into custody and is charged with one felony count of persons not to possess a firearm and one misdemeanor count of carrying a firearm without a license.
Police said Pittman is the ninth passenger to be charged this year for bringing an illegal firearm to the airport.
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