Posted on 08/14/2002 2:17:23 PM PDT by NEWwoman
Wyoming man with loaded gun arrested at San Jose airport Source: kcbs Publication date: 2002-08-14
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) -- A Wyoming man arrested after airport security screeners discovered a loaded semi-automatic handgun in his carryon luggage was being held in Santa Clara County jail Tuesday night.
William Simmons, 57, was arrested around 2:45 Tuesday afternoon at Mineta San Jose International Airport after a screener found the gun in his luggage and notified police, said Officer Joseph Deras, a spokesman with the San Jose Police Department.
Simmons was being held on charges of possessing a concealed loaded firearm, Deras said. Simmons was uncooperative with police and had to be forcibly arrested, he said. Simmons was taken to a nearby hospital after complaining he was hyperventilating. He was examined and released, Deras said.
The airport was not evacuated because security screeners found the weapon before Simmons was past the checkpoint, Deras said.
(10:35p.m.)
Wow, I can't believe you're really challenging him on that!
This is what I'll politely call "common knowledge", along the lines of "the sky is blue".
If some nabob comes riding in demanding incontrovertible scientific proof "that the sky really IS blue", I'd tell him to get stuffed, and he'd have to be the biggest fool in town to not realize it in advance and keep his piehole shut.
Why is it "a good reason" for you to be prohibited from defending yourself in precisely those locations where you are more likely to come in contact with predatory goblins? (Whom, in your ideal world, recognize the fact that they're in a world of low-hanging fruit when they enter those venues!)
Hate to break it to you but one -- or several -- bullet holes are not going to cause "explosive decompression" unless you're in a James Bond movie.
They will at most increase the amount of air coming into the already-leaky fusilage by a trivial amount, well within the ability of the pressurization system to handle. If anything at all happens, it will be the regulating flapper valves closing a micro-tad to compensate for the reduced pressure.
I have no idea what an "FAM" is. I do know that it doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out that predators go where the prey is, and an airplane that has armed passengers is not a wabbit warren for Mr. Terror-Fudd to go hunting in.
If passengers were armed, 9/11 would not have occurred. It really is that simple.
Nice spin, argument-by-authority-boy. Sorry, your reverse gear ain't working today. You said what you said, and you don't weasel out of it that easily.
"But hey, feel free to interpret what I say in any way you want."
I interpret it at face value, as would any reasonable man. Feel free to try to spin your way out of it, backpedalmeister.
"BTW, you might want to read the other posts I have on this thread regarding 'explosive decompression,' ok?"
I have read them all, and found them wanting. Severely.
"Have a nice night, and you might want to cut down on the caffiene."
Likewise, and try to lay off the crack while posting.
Feel better?
It's frightening to see so many "conservatives" buying into the Victim Disarmament propaganda. And sad, too.
Keep up the good fight!
Why must you make everything into a competition? Are you a life insurance saleman? Do your eyes gravitate towards employment ads that include the phrase "sports-minded individuals needed"?
"Feel better?"
Than what?
There you go again. Playing the ingenue does not wear well on you my friend. But since you seem to be crying out for help, I'll meet you half way. When you commit a faux pas (and really, it happens to everyone!), instead of digging in, simply say something like, "Mea culpa!" and let it rest.
"Please, don't hurt my feelings anymore."
Put some ice on it. :)
Who was competing? Not me. But rather than sit there and argue with you, I just give up. No sense in it. You've already decided that I don't know what I'm talking about, so there's no sense in continuing.
Are you a life insurance saleman? Do your eyes gravitate towards employment ads that include the phrase "sports-minded individuals needed"?
Why? Are there openings where you work?
Than what?
Nah - that one is too easy.
Anyone familiar with guns and aircraft KNOWS. Anyone familiar with just guns does NOT.
How much aviation experience do you have in either engineering or maintenance? Just a simple question, a simples answer (like 1 year, or 10 years) will suffice. Thanks.
Well golly, since we were discussing armed passengers I guess that makes perfect sense that you'd stick that in there. Not.
Cognitive dissonance? Or did you reply to that "Hooked On Nonsequitors!" spam?
The aviation industry takes measures to secure aircraft from people carrying onboard itmes used for hijackings, etc. It is not a perfect science. But it obviously works, or this thread would not be here. So tell me again why everyone onboard a private aircraft needs a weapon? Or are you next going to suggest that all airlines need to be government run, since thats what you are aiming towards.
"How much aviation experience do you have in either engineering or maintenance? Just a simple question, a simples answer (like 1 year, or 10 years) will suffice. Thanks."
Hahahahah! Playing that game are we?
OK, Ace, I tell ya what. I'll answer that after you document some real-life instances of "explosive decompression" as requested in post 118 almost an hour ago.
Since you continue to 1) insist it's a valid concern, and 2) play the authority card, this shouldn't be any problem for you at all, right?
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