Posted on 09/24/2012 1:06:36 PM PDT by Responsibility2nd
A Republic Airlines flight attendant showed up to work Sunday at Philadelphia International Airport with a loaded gun in her bag that accidentally discharged, US Airways told NBCPhiladelphia.com.
A US Airways spokesperson confirmed that the employee headed through airport security at Terminal C around 6:50 a.m ET with a gun inside her carry-on bag.
A police officer was called over to check out the gun. That's when it accidentally discharged, the spokesperson said.
The bullet went into a TSA break room where an employee was sitting. No one was injured, police said.
The flight attendant allegedly told police that she forgot the gun was in her bag. Philadelphia Police said she had a legal permit to carry the gun.
The attendant is an employee of Republic Airlines, a small regional partner carrier who operates flights through US Airways.
The woman received a summary citation for disorderly conduct, was taken into custody and released, according to Philadelphia Police Lieutenant Ray Evers.
The plane was heading to Dallas, Texas. Another flight attendant was brought on board and the scheduled flight arrived on time, according the spokesperson.
The name of the flight attendant was not been released.
It came with a Hogue rubber finger grip, and though while comfortable, it was too sticky and tended to possibly hang up on my jacket during a draw. The KN Nill (German) wood grips are extremely comfortable and fill the palm more than any others that I’ve tried.
Clearly a poorly trained POST LEO. I'm sure he knew that all guns are always loaded. That did not help however.
Always keep your finger off the trigger until ready to shoot Always keep the gun unloaded until ready to use Should read "Booger-hook" on the bang-switch.
NRA Gun Safety Rules will keep you safer :
Always keep the gun pointed in a safe direction
Yep. Just had my NRA basic pistol class. Tough to remember about keeping the trigger finger out of the trigger. All those toy guns I played with as a kid, it didn’t matter, and now I have a bad habit already, and I’m just a newbie.
BTW, any advise on those minor muscle tremors that keep the gun moving around while I’m trying to lock in my sight picture? I’m fairly accurate as it is, but I could be so much better if I could figure out how to be steady.
Oh, and another thing. Sight picture works great in a controlled environment, but against a dark surface, or in poor lighting, how does one get a good aim? I have a S&W 59, and its accurate, but no laser, and the sights are invisible in the dark. Thoughts?
We all know there are very few reporters left. It is getting obvious that editors are a dying breed also.
Wait. What?
S&W revolvers don't HAVE safeties. I have NEVER seen a revolver with a safety. The safety is keeping your damned, donut-stained finger away from the damned trigger!
The first is the Murabito safety, which involves a modification of the revolver so that the cylinder latch can lock the action by being rotated up.
The second is that many modern revolvers are fitted with a locking mechanism that requires a twist of a key to unlock.
Somehow, I don't think either of these were involved. The cop screwed up.
From wiki {Safety_(firearms)}
Most modern double-action revolvers have an
internal safety, either a hammer block or
a transfer bar, that positively
prevents firing without the trigger being pulled.
Oh, and another thing. Sight picture works great in a controlled environment, but against a dark surface, or in poor lighting, how does one get a good aim? I have a S&W 59, and its accurate, but no laser, and the sights are invisible in the dark. Thoughts?
There are many places that sell paint, some luminous for making the sights A number of years ago I was trained as an NRA Pistol Coach
at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs.
One coaching tip for target shooting with a pistol is as follows:
Start by moving the muzzle in a circle around the bullseye at
each revolution decrease the radius until you reach the ideal sight picture.
more visible under different lighting conditions. ( Bright Sights, Inc. as one)
Yes, I know about transfer bars, I have one on my own S&W revolver. When most people talk about a “safety” they mean a control that locks the trigger from working until the safety is manually flipped or manipulated, such as the thumb safety on the 1911.
Somehow I doubt the cop was fiddling with the transfer bar when he managed his negligent discharge.
My bad, I wasn’t fully clear. I didn’t go through with a firearm, it was a couple rounds of .22lr in the bottom of one of the pockets. I always have full accountability of my firearms.
Thanks for the clarification. I once misplaced a loaded speedloader for about ten minutes, but I have never lost track of a firearm.
The police officer responsible for the AD should be fired. Absolutely no excuse.
I need to interrogate her thoroughly... =)
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