Posted on 07/11/2007 6:33:07 AM PDT by MichaelP
JACKSONVILLE -- (AP) -- A man was charged with trying to bring a gun wrapped in aluminum foil and a towel aboard a plane at Jacksonville International Airport, authorities said Tuesday.
Ahmad Abdallah Abu Ghanam was on his way to Chicago then Jordan on Monday when Transportation Security Administration workers found the .380-calibar semiautomatic gun in his checked luggage. The serial number had been scratched off, said Michael Stewart, director of external affairs for the airport.
Abu Ghanam told police he bought the weapon on the street a month ago and he did not realize the serial number was missing.
Travelers are allowed to check unloaded handguns as long as they are declared to airline employees and are stowed in special cases.
Stewart said the discovery was a good sign because it shows an efficient system.
''The system worked. The attorneys and courts will handle it from here,'' Stewart said.
Abu Ghanam was charged with removal of a firearm serial number. He was being held on $10,003 bail, The Florida Times-Union reported.
Mike
Religion of peace.....
Cut his head off.
Religion of pieces, more like.
Another Mensa reject.
So, we have another racial profiling crime commited by the pigs.
If only they had thoroughly checked the luggage of John Smith they would have had to forego the harrassment of this poor muslim.
Sounds like an Amish name, doesn't it?
Correction on the bail amount. It’s actually $10,003.39
$10,003? Whats the $3 for?
jax ping
“Stewart said the discovery was a good sign because it shows an efficient system”
Yes, it worked, this time. Doesn’t mean it’s an efficient system. It doesn’t work quite a bit
Certainly sounds Amish to me.
“Abu Ghanam told police he bought the weapon on the street a month ago and he did not realize the serial number was missing.”
I’d like to see a follow up along the lines of “..We test fired the weapon several times into the suspect’s left temple...”
Archie Bunker had the best answer to plane hijacking: pass out guns to everybody and collect them as they get off.
All travelers must be make to declare their adherence to the death cult. All members will be denied boarding.
What about being charged with trying to smuggle a gun onto a plane!? What about being investigated for terrorism?
Hopefully he had 10K in cash on him, so that's just to f*ck with him...
Oh, that old Abu. He just forgot that the pistol was still in his aluminum foil. Just like Barry Switzer; it was an honest mistake.
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