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A news release from the TSA says the gun was found at the Roanoke-Blacksburg Regional Airport checkpoint Tuesday morning.
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The TSA says passengers are allowed to travel with firearms in checked baggage if the firearms are properly packaged and declared, and unloaded and locked.
