Troopers training to carry submachine guns at Logan (MP-5's)

boston.com (old story, cached on Yahoo) ^ | 5/1/2003 | AP

[Teacher317]

Troopers training to carry submachine guns at Logan
By Associated Press, 5/1/2003 10:04

BOSTON (AP) A specially trained state police unit will begin patrolling Logan International Airport with submachine guns next month, making the airport the first in the country to use such heavy weaponry.

The Massachusetts Port Authority, which oversees Logan, has purchased 30 of the guns for $2,500 each. The MP-5's have 30-round clips and a two-round burst capacity, which allows two shots to be fired automatically with one push of the trigger.

Massport Chief Executive Officer Craig Coy said the new weaponry, which will be deployed in June, will act as a deterrent to terrorism.

''It's part of an overall system, an overall approach, to make sure that we have the resources in place, that we have the training in place, that we have the right people in place, and that we have the right equipment in place,'' Coy said.

Since the Sept. 11 attacks, which were carried out with the help of two planes hijacked from Logan, the airport has prided itself on its aggressive pursuit of security improvements. It was the first in the country to have an in-line baggage screen plan approved by the Transportation Security Administration and the first to use several forms of high-tech security technology.

National Guard officers deployed to American airports after the attacks were armed with submachine guns, but this will be the first time they are used as a permanent part of an airport's security force.

Coy predicted that the presence of the guns, which have long been used at European airports, would bring peace of mind to the traveling public.

''I think there's going to be the sense of comfort knowing that we have well-trained people there with the right equipment,'' Coy said.

Members of the special Anti-Terrorism Unit, which is made up of members of the state police troop stationed at Logan, will receive intensive training to become certified on use of the MP-5's. Training includes live-fire drills, night firing and special tactics.

The MP-5's are outfitted with a noise suppressor units so they'll create less alarm among travelers if they're used. The guns are also designed for accuracy in indoor environments.

[wardaddy]

Yeah....I just glimpsed about.....some are even naked.

Naked chicks with guns...now we're talking....wonder if any are wearing berets and smoking cigars...hmmmm


Oddly....I just heard 2 pistol reports in my neighborhood...within a quarter mile would be my guess. Very unusual for here in whitebread leave-it-to-beaver land. Hope one of neighbors didn't have an accident. Sounded like it was fired outside. Probably kids.

[wardaddy]

LOL

[Squantos]

Yeah the 17 Hornaday is a kewl tewl but it won't be subsonic by far nor will it have the switch off the motors manners that a 200 grain CCI GDHP would from the toy I mentioned above.

I'm a firm believer of single shot , subsonic , slow and big hole theory for soft skinned targets when there is zero room for error. Hell I'd love to see a supressed version of the Tar-Hunt 12 gauge slug used for just that close range 40 - 60 meter purpose.

All I wan't to hear about after the fact is clean up Isle 6 over the PA system......:o)

Hope all is well there ! Stay Safe !

[The KG9 Kid]

Good thing for her that MAC hasn't for it's bolt to the rear, or she'd be in danger of decapitating herself.

[PatrioticAmerican]

"Ranya impression with the Tommygun"

I think you've found the book's cover!

[Squantos]

Leave it to Beaver Land......LMAO ! Well Damn it Ward get out there and do something !!

Stay Safe WD !!.........BTW did you say naked and with guns in yer neighborhood ???

[Cogadh na Sith]

Yeah the 17 Hornaday is a kewl tewl but it won't be subsonic by far nor will it have the switch off the motors manners that a 200 grain CCI GDHP would from the toy I mentioned above.

Yes, very good point.

Ed McMahon voice: "Right you are, Sir!"

[wardaddy]

This babe has her's in your fav color Squantos...."moon pie" alert!

http://www.moviebadgirls.com/fvgimage/tanaugustlg.jpg

[Squantos]

MadreJesusChingow....eeeeeeee holahhhhhhhh !!! Ya'll hanging around some pretty racy sites there tonight !

[wardaddy]

This girl is series:

[Travis McGee]

Any more shots or sirens?

[Travis McGee]

You've got that right!

[wardaddy]

Been fun ...I'm off to the rack. I have to be at the office at 8AM ...a fellow is coming by to put a snorkel on my old Land Rover. I'm gonna get those bigdaddy bucks hiding out on those swamp islands this year..lol...and yes ...damn the noise...bilsteins and superswampers are coming later. I might even Mossy Oak cammo the damn thing..lol

I really just bumped into this site...honestly.

Nitey Nite!


Does anyone yet know what the maniac was shooting today at the campus?

[wardaddy]

No cops...yet. I think it was probably kids.....something I would have done I shamefully admit once. They may have seen some deer or coyotes...plenty of that around here but as you know a street sign will do just fine for all that foolishness and bottled up testosterone.

Like you say...they oughta be in Iraq or elsewhere where they can do some good.

[Travis McGee]

This one is from the "www.DirtyStinkingUnshavedScarylookingGuysWithGuns.com" website.

[wardaddy]

LOL....now I'm gonna have nightmares.....you look pretty tuff there amigo.

Did you shoot the cameraman?

[Travis McGee]

Speaking of "two loud shots in Leave it to Beaver Land", did I ever tell you what you can do with (genuine) M-80s and a wrist rocket to wake up a neighborhood?

(When you're a 16 year old jerk.)

Nothing like a waterproof fuse sizzling next to your ear while you pull that sucker back. Air bursts about a hundred yards down range, in all directions, until a 'misfire' drops one off your own back porch.

[Squantos]

Mac 10 is a kewl tewl Travis.......FARC in the Jungle extermination tewl IMO . Hows the book coming ?

Stay Safe !

[Squantos]

I did the etchant soda bottle thang as a delinquent misled child. Stuff like that pave my future to EOD ya think ?

[Travis McGee]

This thread has really cheered me up, but now I am going to give Chapter 56 one more read through and send it out. Chapter 57 is the big attack grand finle, then an epilogue, and I'm finished.