Though I might consider a guilty vote.
Posted on 06/07/2010 5:42:10 AM PDT by BulletBobCo
A Delta Air Lines flight attendant preparing to board a plane bound for Atlanta was arrested after authorities found a handgun in her purse.
Amber Robillard, who lives in Atlanta, was stopped at the Transportation Security Administration security screening checkpoint at the Indianapolis airport and arrested after they discovered the gun, Delta spokeswoman Susan Elliott said.
Robillard, 39, did not fly to Atlanta with the rest of the crew on the 6 a.m. flight.
Elliott did not name the woman but said she will be returning to Atlanta at some point. Authorities and Marion County jail records confirmed the Robillard’s identity. She faces charges of carrying a handgun without a license and also having a weapon in an airport. Both charges are misdemeanors.
According to the Indianapolis Star, Robillard was carrying a 9mm Glock with a full magazine of 10 bullets and a holster. The firearm was discovered in an interior compartment of the flight attendant’s bag as it went through an x-ray machine at airport security.
Robillard has a $150 bond, according to jail records.
Delta is conducting its own investigation as well, Elliott said.
“Based on the findings of the investigation, we will determine the next course of action,” Elliott said. “We have yet to even have discussed the issue with flight attendant at this point.”
This is the second time in less than a month that a Delta crew member has been arrested after screeners found a gun in carry-on luggage.
In May, police arrested a Delta pilot after they found a loaded handgun in his carry-on luggage at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport.
Matthew Lamar McDaniel, 32, of Atlanta, was booked into the Clayton County Jail but released on bond the next day.
Unlike the flight attendant on Friday, McDaniel was off duty at the time. He had been with Delta for three years, Elliott told the AJC at the time.
McDaniel had a permit to carry a concealed handgun. It is generally illegal to carry a loaded firearm into secured areas of the airport, however.
Certainly “Robillard” is an Amish name.....
More suspicious Amish activity.
meanwhile real crime continues unabated while the TSA uses tax dollars harassing the flying public and airline employees. If you’re used to carrying, it’s easy to forget you have your firearm with you.
I’ll bet this is much ado about nothing.
Though I might consider a guilty vote.
As if everyone doesn't know this.
I'm acutely aware of the fact when I have a handgun with me.
I cannot imagine "forgetting" that I have Glock in my bag when I walk into an airport, federal building, court house, etc.
Seems to me that some of these folks want to be stopped and detained. At some level these incidents seem like a cry for help.
As a GFL/concealed carry citizen, I MUST maintain acute awareness/control of where my firearm is at all times. For safety’s sakes sure, but primarily because the government ( primarily the FEDERAL gummint) is so ready to find an offense on the part of the owner.
The flight attendant and the pilot were likely no threat to the public, but they MUST know better if they are to carry.
IT ain’t fair, but ya gotta deal within the law.
She deserves the right to defend herself against the muslim savages who are showing themselves more intent upon carrying out airborn terrorist attacks every day. We all do.
Agreed.
Interesting that we both used the word “acute” in our posts to describe our level of awareness.
Yes - good for you. But people make mistakes. I'm sure you've never been wrong about where you put anything in your life, but other people occasionally err. That is why these malum prohibitum laws are so stupid.
oh i dunno. i bet she cleans up rather nice...
Dude — she was busted PRIOR to a 6 AM flight. Let her get to the crew lounge, brush her hair, add a bit of makeup. You get the idea.
I generally look pretty rough prior to 6 AM as well.
I’d give her the benefit of the doubt. PLUS this is likely the first time she’s ever dealt with the criminal justice system up close and personal, and the traumatic emotional effects are likely to manifest in a less-than-glamorous mug shot.
IMHO.
I’m guessing she forgot she had it rather than deliberately carried it to protect herself against terrorists. Anyone with a brain realizes that it’s pretty much impossible to get a firearm past screening
I agree with you in principle. She *should* have been given the opportunity to check the offending item.
It’s just (as you say) that the laws are so strict, one has to be certain of controlling one’s firearm.
I forget the whereabouts of many items throughout the day. But never my firearm.
NET: it was 5 AM +/-. Giver her a break.
Agree
Going by what is there rather than what could be.
I’m from Louisiana, and Robillard is a common name there. You got a problem with that? Delta uses southern based flight attendants.
well, considering the situation, I’d look kinda glum too. I bet if she smiled, she’d be quite -er - pleasant...
If I understand correctly, the lady did nothing more than keep and bear a firearm within the borders of the United States of America.
I stand to be corrected on that point— to hear, for instance, that she pointed it at someone or fired it recklessly.
Put me on the jury, and I will acquit on COTUS 2A grounds, in order to nullify any unconstitutional law to the contrary.
What happened to Lou Dobbs wife when she was caught with a gun at an airport? She was about to take a flight.
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