Remember boys and girl... only our .gov overlords are smart enough, trained enough and safe enough to carry a gun...
"He said that after the plane had landed, a child behind them, who had been seated on his mother's lap, was crawling across the other seats on the row toward the window when his foot knocked something onto the floor. A flight attendant picked it up, he said, and he could see it was a gun magazine."
I am skeptical about this. Don't flight attendant normally check pockets for things left by passengers? it sounds like someone(from CNN) is embellishing this by introducing a child in the story. Anyway, I have never heard of anyone (child or adult) being hurt from a loaded magazine.
I once left a calculator on a plane and was able to retrieve it because the flight attendant found it in a seat pocket and brought it to the lost and found at the airport terminal. I have actually watched flight crew members check pockets on a flight I was boarding for items left by the folks who exited the plane.
Un-effing-believable...
I bet they called the bomb disposal squad, took cover outside the aircraft and soiled their undies.
Of course the officer that lost it should be reprimanded, somebody could have dropped it on their foot and may be crippled for life.
“The head of the Transportation Security Administration said the unnamed law officer will be given remedial training.”
“The officer was not an air marshal and we are trying to establish contact with the agent.”
OK, which is it? and what in the hell is remedial training?
Looking at this from an other angle, what happens if one of these state and local cops gets co-opted by the jihadists? Say one has a gambling problem and amasses debts. A Moslem buys the juice and then deals to get the compromised cop to take articles on board.
Homeland Security should look into this. There are plenty of examples where cops are led astray and the safety of our airplanes is too important to allow every single cop from every juristiction unimpeded access to airplanes.
I have lost an ink pen, even my car keys, but never a gun.
I know by feel if my wallet is in my pocket.
Who are these “goobers” that are hired to protect and serve?
My god! Someone might have tried to swallow it and choked!
I remember a few years ago when over in England someone found a .22 bullet. The press literally treated it like it was a freakin WMD ready to kill everyone. Never miss a chance to blow things way out of proportion.
Well, one point to CNN for getting the terminology correct.
Wouldn’t the title better be: “government agent makes gift to random citizen of ammunition and firearm accessory”?
Once cannot train away stupid.
Once cannot train away stupid.
Once cannot train away stupid.
Once cannot train away stupid.
So, with all of the enhanced security, this guy got through with a loaded magazine?
It would be interesting to know if the agent lost the magazine from the weapon he was carrying, or if this was a spare magazine. With a good holster, the chances of accidentally pushing the magazine release would be very minimal, so I’m guessing this was a spare magazine. I’d be interested in hearing how most people that have a concealed carry license keep a spare magazine on their person.