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ShazzieB

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14. No, he wouldn't have gotten to bring it on.

Sat Nov 20, 2021, 07:38 PM

Nov 2021

The bag was scanned, and the TSA saw there was a gun there. They went for the suitcase to take it out.

The asshole escaped and will probably be tracked down via his ticket. NO ONE is saying he would have been allowed to get on the plane with a loaded gun in his carry on bag.

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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