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Man who carried martial arts weapon on plane arrested at Chicago airport (pulled nunchuks in flight)
Fresno Bee ^
| 10.24.03
Posted on 10/25/2003 3:20:31 PM PDT by mhking
Edited on 04/12/2004 2:10:33 PM PDT by Jim Robinson.
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CHICAGO (AP) - A 35-year-old man was arrested at Midway Airport after causing a ruckus on an inbound flight with a martial arts weapon, police said.
The unidentified man was aboard Southwest Airlines flight 1233 Thursday when he pulled the weapon from a violin case and began pacing inside the plane.
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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Extended News; News/Current Events; US: California; US: Illinois
KEYWORDS: airlinesecurity; nunchuks
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To: OhhTee5
"Congratulations to the calm and level-headed passengers. You make us proud!"
The Air Marshall slept through the entire ordeal!
It's those peanuts.
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posted on
10/25/2003 8:04:18 PM PDT
by
lawdude
(Liberalism: A failure every time it is tried!)
To: Lael
I don't know why they are illegal in many states- after all, baseball bats are just as deadly.
I did manage to get mine on a plane once by removing the chain that holds them together- then they are just two sticks, and legal.
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posted on
10/25/2003 8:32:23 PM PDT
by
RANGERAIRBORNE
("Oderint dum metuant"- Caligula)
To: mhking
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posted on
10/25/2003 10:14:55 PM PDT
by
ambrose
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