sounds like these 2 might have been bounty hunters.
Good thought, I had not considered the thought of bounty hunters.
When I reread it, I notice that it only says the woman did not have a permit for her gun.
Not very bright of them to have tried boarding with guns, unless they planned to use them on the plane, or, did they simply believe all the left press says about how poor we are doing on protecting the country?
This one will take a year or two to read "the rest of the story"...