"Uhhhh, sir it's a felony to tease during a crotch search."
Posted on 08/27/2002 7:32:01 PM PDT by Michael2001
Edited on 04/22/2004 12:34:31 AM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
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Then, what's the big deal, it's not like she's carrying boxcutters.
That is not a small chunk of metal! How could you not see it on an x-ray, and how on earth could you miss it on a hand search? Firing is the nicest thing that idiot could have expected.
Things happen. There are about 280 million people in the country and about 70 million handguns. The possibility that a busy person trying to catch a flight might miss a small revolver in a pocket of a carryon becomes almost a certainty.
Now, lets see if we act as a civilized society, find her not guilty of any crime, and realize that the discomfort, jail time, and notoriety that she has already had to suffer is punishment enough.
Atlanta security team member inspects the backrest of a seat on concourse A
MKM
OUR WONDERFUL AIRPORT SECURITY SCREENERS AT WORK … AGAIN.
This e-mail from a listener says it all …
I was making a flight connection in Atlanta on Thursday night on my way to Tampa and saw a young couple getting the "extra security search" at the gate for my flight.
While going through the young man's carry on bag, the "security agent" found a small jewelers ring box and said "what's this?". The young man replied "Dude, come on!".
The "security agent" then opened the box and the young lady saw the ring. The engagement ended up taking place on the jetway instead of on the end of a pier overlooking the sunset on the Gulf of Mexico Thank you very much Transportation Security Administration for an engagement I'm sure that young couple wont forget.
MKM
Not powder residue, or a shell casing, or a round in the same bag she takes to the range. A WEAPON, AND SHE HAD NO IDEA WHERE IT WAS. No excuses, this shouldn't happen, ever.
AND WHILE WE’RE TALKING ABOUT AIRPORT SECURITY SCREENERS
You might want to know that active duty law enforcement officers are applying for the nice little federal government airport security screener jobs. They’re not getting hired. They’re being passed over in favor of simply re-hiring some of the losers that currently man the x-ray stations. Can you believe it? The Transportation Security Administration is telling COPS that they’re not qualified to be airport security screeners.
Give it five years. No, wait! Give it three years. Three years from now there will be a universal recognition in the United States that this “federalization” of airport security screeners has done nothing to improve the safety of commercial air travel.
The big-government Democrats are always looking for an opportunity to expand the size of government – and to add more numbers to the ranks of government union members who can be depended on to vote for their Democratic protectors – saw an opportunity and seized it.
They turned $25,000 a year security screeners working in the private sector – doubled their numbers – increased their pay by at least 50% -- and made them employees of the Imperial Federal Government. The weak Republicans went along with the scheme – one we will soon regret dearly.
MKM
How would one put the spare "clip" (magazine) into a small revolver??
This was most likely a .357 Sig semi-auto which is really not a "small revolver". Even in a compact version it is still a chunk of metal.
Stay safe; stay armed.
Yeah, those morons must actually think this is still a Free country.
A WEAPON, AND SHE HAD NO IDEA WHERE IT WAS.
This is a valid point, but keep in mind she is only claiming that she didn't know where it was. She is under no moral obligation to tell the truth to an illegitimate regime that does not recongize her Rights.
A fun comment, I'm curious. An interesting observation, which I assume you base on the fact that the morons who let the weapon on referred to a clip, which of course they could distinguish from an autoloader, since they missed the weapon in the first place. Did I miss another clue on the thread?
I, of course, can't carry on a nail clipper, semi auto, revolver or not.
Snipp:
The FBI charged Keller, 37, of Huntersville, North Carolina, with trying to board an aircraft when she knew or should have known that she was carrying a concealed, dangerous weapon. Keller has said the gun belonged to her husband.
The gun and ammunition were inside a small, black nylon-mesh zipper bag packed with layers of clothes, according to an FBI affidavit.
The affidavit also said the clip of ammunition was labeled "restricted -- law enforcement, government use only." The clip was loaded with 12 rounds, the affidavit said.
Federal law bars civilians from possessing magazines manufactured since 1994 that can hold more than 10 rounds. It is legal to own magazines holding more than 10 rounds that were manufactured before 1994. However, the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms believes the weapon was most likely manufactured after that time.
Mark Chait, assistant special agent in charge of the ATF's Philadelphia field division, said magazines holding more than 10 rounds began to be marked for law enforcement after the 1994 law was passed. .
Keller has said the gun belonged to her husband. The ATF is investigating to determine the gun's ownership. Investigators also are looking into whether Keller's husband works in law enforcement. Law enforcement officials often use .357-caliber semiautomatics.
You bring up an interesting point which maybe some of the freeperlawyers can address.
It's my understanding that LEOs can always lie to me.
I can probably get away with lying to local or state LEOS.
But I think it's a crime to lie to federal agents.
What are these security people at airports? If the bag got away from me when my wife picked it up, but I say it was in my possession, am I a criminal?
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