Posted on 06/01/2006 9:18:38 PM PDT by Paleo Conservative
(AP) CHICAGO A U.S. air marshal removed himself from a Southwest Airlines flight Thursday after dropping a clip of bullets on the floor just before the plane was to leave Midway International Airport, an airline spokeswoman said.
The marshal arrived at Midway on a flight from Philadelphia and he was boarding the Southwest flight bound for Kansas City when the clip fell to the floor, scattering bullets, Southwest spokeswoman Whitney Eichinger told the Chicago Tribune for a story on its Web site.
"Since he was no longer traveling incognito, he decided not to continue on the flight to Kansas City," Eichinger said, adding that no extra screening of passengers was necessary because officials determined the bullets belonged to the air marshal. "He picked the bullets up immediately."
The flight to Kansas City was delayed 45 minutes because of the incident, she said.
The Federal Air Marshal Service declined to confirm the specific circumstances of the mishap. But agency spokesman Dave Adams said an ammunition clip was located and turned over to the Transportation Security Administration.
Like my KelTec? I love it! I can slide it into my Speedo on the beach and be the man I always wanted to be! LOL!
Heh! Interesting to see that this thread still has legs! I guess we gunnies just can't help pickin' at this poor guy (not to mention just talking shop about e-e-e-vil things that go bang...)
A “live and learn” moment.
TMI
TMI??
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