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DA: Teenager Took Loaded Gun Through Airport Security
Gun Found In Teenage Girl's Purse
POSTED: 4:35 pm MDT September 2, 2010
UPDATED: 12:05 pm MDT September 3, 2010
DENVER -- A teenage girl and her father are facing charges after the girl brought a loaded gun through airport security, according to the Denver District Attorney's office.Prosecutors said TSA officials discovered a .22 caliber handgun in the girl's purse Monday at a Denver International Airport security checkpoint.James Mueller, 44, gave the handgun to his daughter for self-protection and she forgot the loaded gun was in the bag, according to a news release.
Mueller is charged with unlawfully providing or permitting a juvenile to possess a handgun and contributing to the delinquency of a minor. Mueller was released on $10,000 bond.The juvenile was charged with possession of a handgun.
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