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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. Dec 24 2011 — An Arkansas woman has been arrested after police say she took a loaded gun through a security checkpoint at the airport in Little Rock.

The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports Friday that the 60-year-old Little Rock woman was arrested Thursday morning and charged with carrying a weapon.

Authorities say the woman had a loaded .38-caliber handgun in a carry-on bag as she was moving through a Transportation Security Administration checkpoint. Security officials discovered the gun as the bag went through an X-ray machine.

The Democrat-Gazette says at least 10 people have been arrested at the airport this year for attempting to carry handguns on planes.

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