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Halifax police arrest man after finding loaded gun next to him

Halifax police arrested a man after they found him with a loaded gun on Monday. Marieke Walsh/ Global News

A Halifax man is due in court on Tuesday after police say he was found laying on a sidewalk in a residential neighbourhood with a loaded gun.

Police say they found him on a sidewalk at the corner of Maynard and Charles streets at about 9 p.m. last night after a report of a man with a toy gun.

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They say the 29-year-old had a loaded firearm next to him.

He was taken into custody without incident and is facing several weapons charges.

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