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39. Santa has scratched him off his list.

Reply to Historic NY (Reply #38)

Sun Nov 21, 2021, 10:58 AM

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Passenger's weapon accidentally discharged at the Atlanta airport, causing panic and halting flight [View all] peppertree Nov 2021 OP

"It just went off." Sneederbunk Nov 2021 #1

Chill out Traildogbob Nov 2021 #2

Right...just a premature ejaculation! japple Nov 2021 #12

Hopefully TSA has the name of the person Pas-de-Calais Nov 2021 #3

Pew pew pew, yee haw maxsolomon Nov 2021 #4

Why was the gun loaded and going through TSA security. Requirement is that unloaded gun be in iluvtennis Nov 2021 #5

The owner of that gun is obviously an idiot. ShazzieB Nov 2021 #20

It's still expensive, but the volume discount is nice. BobTheSubgenius Nov 2021 #43

✔️ msfiddlestix Nov 2021 #68

It was a self-defense VGNonly Nov 2021 #6

He needs to be... Incarcerated and put on the no-fly list for eternity. NT raccoon Nov 2021 #7

+ agree about being put on no fly list for several years. n/t iluvtennis Nov 2021 #69

we havent been allowed to bring on shoes with explosives , pipe bombs AllaN01Bear Nov 2021 #8

No, he wouldn't have gotten to bring it on. ShazzieB Nov 2021 #14

The gun was spotted because of it's position. rickford66 Nov 2021 #23

I went to Myrtle Beach once with an angled 3-inch louis-t Nov 2021 #54

I've been flagged for a "random" search twice as I was boarding. rickford66 Nov 2021 #58

Going through the Philly airport sarisataka Nov 2021 #63

aww, love that story. 🥰 iluvtennis Nov 2021 #70

I'll never forget when they took my lipstick. KentuckyWoman Nov 2021 #49

An idiot is going to prison orangecrush Nov 2021 #9

He'll get off on self defence. . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Nov 2021 #11

That's just silly. ShazzieB Nov 2021 #15

Name the Federal law you are so sure he will be tried and convicted of. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Nov 2021 #16

49 CFR § 1540.111 melm00se Nov 2021 #44

Okay, thanks. I see now that the poster I responded was referring to Atlanta and not Rittenhouse Bernardo de La Paz Nov 2021 #46

In Rittenhouse's case melm00se Nov 2021 #47

You know little or nothing about any posts I have made on the Rittenhouse topic. . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Nov 2021 #17

Of course I was being silly. You need a road map when I'm being wryly sarcastic? Bernardo de La Paz Nov 2021 #19

Evidently so. ShazzieB Nov 2021 #21

A felon discharging a firearm at an airport? Devil Child Nov 2021 #40

We live in a country of morons. Complete morons. paleotn Nov 2021 #10

He or she may have been planning on defending themselves against a mask mandate. NullTuples Nov 2021 #13

"took off and was able to make it outside the airport." He buggered off. And they couldn't catch him Evolve Dammit Nov 2021 #18

But don't forget, this one did not succeed. ShazzieB Nov 2021 #22

How f'd up are you to feel you need to, or even try to bring a firearm aboard a flight today?? Evolve Dammit Nov 2021 #24

I'll explain how I think some of it happens. oldsoftie Nov 2021 #34

you own a handgun and forget you have it on your person?? I couldn't drink enough or Evolve Dammit Nov 2021 #45

Its not on my person. Its in the bag. Could also happen if you carry a knife. oldsoftie Nov 2021 #48

actually, the design of the Atlanta airport it would not be that difficult. KentuckyWoman Nov 2021 #50

Atlanta has a no pursuit police policy. Calista241 Nov 2021 #53

never heard of that before. So they just let criminals scamper off? Evolve Dammit Nov 2021 #55

Yep. Unless they've committed a felony, and even then they have to get permission. Calista241 Nov 2021 #56

Bizzare. What is the rationale behind that? Evolve Dammit Nov 2021 #57

This info is about 4 years old but... discntnt_irny_srcsm Nov 2021 #65

Thanks very much for the insight. You know the area and airport well. "Far right only" Evolve Dammit Nov 2021 #66

You take care as well. discntnt_irny_srcsm Nov 2021 #67

Thanks much. You as well. Evolve Dammit Nov 2021 #71

They know who he is Lasher Nov 2021 #25

+1 peppertree Nov 2021 #26

Nice. Another "convicted felon" smuggling a loaded gun onto a airplane. Lovely. PSPS Nov 2021 #27

Well, that'll get you 5 yrs I think. nt oldsoftie Nov 2021 #35

How do you forget you have a gun in your luggage??????? BigmanPigman Nov 2021 #28

Last month, the agency reported catching 4,650 firearms -- a majority of them loaded -- at security Tom Yossarian Joad Nov 2021 #29

As long as TSA screens for brown skin instead of weapons IronLionZion Nov 2021 #30

It apparently was not an "accidental discharge." PSPS Nov 2021 #31

Clearly a case of self-defense. . . AverageOldGuy Nov 2021 #32

An idiot...you don't carry a loaded weapon in you bag.... ashredux Nov 2021 #33

There are no "accidental" discharges of firearms. n/t malthaussen Nov 2021 #36

Is this unusual? twodogsbarking Nov 2021 #37

Recidivism among the paroled? nah. taxi Nov 2021 #42

And here is the jackass convicted felon... Historic NY Nov 2021 #38

Santa has scratched him off his list. twodogsbarking Nov 2021 #39

By the end of the holiday weekend... llmart Nov 2021 #41

so relieved - worried it was one of them law abiding gun owners KG Nov 2021 #51

He's in big trouble because it wasn't an assault rifle, and there was no protest going on. C Moon Nov 2021 #52

Passenger's weapon accidentally discharged at the Atlanta airport, causing panic and halting flig mickbiden2 Nov 2021 #59

Where do you keep your firearm? marble falls Nov 2021 #60

Probably the sock drawer! FSogol Nov 2021 #61

... marble falls Nov 2021 #62

People Control, Not Gun Control Sancho Nov 2021 #64

Message auto-removed Name removed Nov 2021 #72

We have thousands of people trying to board while carrying guns. 80% of the guns are loaded. ancianita Nov 2021 #73