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Dennis Farina has been charged with illegally having a gun in his luggage at Los Angeles International Airport.
The city attorney's office yesterday charged the Law & Order actor with three misdemeanour counts involving possession of a concealed and loaded weapon.
The charges carry a combined maximum sentence of 2 1/2 years in jail and $3000 in fines.
Farina was arrested three weeks ago when a .22-calibre handgun was found in his carry-on luggage.
He publicly apologised and told police he forgot the weapon was there.
