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hrmjustin

(71,265 posts) Thu Sep 26, 2013, 05:37 PM Sep 2013

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Machine gun found in terminal at JFK Airport

Eyewitness News

JAMAICA, QUEENS (WABC) -- The discovery of this machine gun at one of JFK's largest terminals is raising a lot of questions at this hour. Of chief concern is whose gun is it and how did it get past security?

Earlier today, a Mac-11, subcompact machine pistol was found inside a closet during renovation work at Terminal One, an international terminal used by Air France, Turkish Airlines, Korean Air and others.

Port Authority police were immediately called in to run ballistics on the gun to try and trace where it came from and how long it's been tucked away in an office closet.

An electrician doing work found the machine gun in the ceiling of a maintenance closet. No ammunition was found with the gun.

Read more at http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/investigators&id=9262870

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Machine gun found in terminal at JFK Airport (Original Post) hrmjustin Sep 2013 OP

This is obviously a very concerning story... hlthe2b Sep 2013 #1

Interesting point. Looks like a machine gun to me. hrmjustin Sep 2013 #3

The story says it was a MAC-11 which is a machine gun (pistol). PoliticAverse Sep 2013 #5

Thanks for the link. I know nothing of guns. hrmjustin Sep 2013 #7

Was the asshole parading around with it up there, too? leveymg Sep 2013 #2

Anyone that walks around like that has something to prove. The gun was found in a closet. hrmjustin Sep 2013 #4

Said it was 'in the ceiling' implying it was hidden and the electrician found it when doing work PoliticAverse Sep 2013 #6

Good point. They do drills like this all the time. hrmjustin Sep 2013 #8

hlthe2b

(102,328 posts)

1. This is obviously a very concerning story...

Reply to hrmjustin (Original post)

Thu Sep 26, 2013, 05:41 PM

Sep 2013

but, how long will it take before the Gungeoneers come to argue that the gun was not/could not/be a "machine gun" .....

Just place your bets....

hrmjustin

(71,265 posts)

3. Interesting point. Looks like a machine gun to me.

Reply to hlthe2b (Reply #1)

Thu Sep 26, 2013, 05:47 PM

Sep 2013

PoliticAverse

(26,366 posts)

5. The story says it was a MAC-11 which is a machine gun (pistol).

Reply to hrmjustin (Reply #3)

Thu Sep 26, 2013, 06:08 PM

Sep 2013

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MAC-11

hrmjustin

(71,265 posts)

7. Thanks for the link. I know nothing of guns.

Reply to PoliticAverse (Reply #5)

Thu Sep 26, 2013, 06:21 PM

Sep 2013

leveymg

(36,418 posts)

2. Was the asshole parading around with it up there, too?

Reply to hrmjustin (Original post)

Thu Sep 26, 2013, 05:44 PM

Sep 2013

"What do you mean I can't carry it on with me?"

hrmjustin

(71,265 posts)

4. Anyone that walks around like that has something to prove. The gun was found in a closet.

Reply to leveymg (Reply #2)

Thu Sep 26, 2013, 05:49 PM

Sep 2013

Probably was some kind of drill.

PoliticAverse

(26,366 posts)

6. Said it was 'in the ceiling' implying it was hidden and the electrician found it when doing work

Reply to hrmjustin (Reply #4)

Thu Sep 26, 2013, 06:11 PM

Sep 2013

in the ceiling. The fact that there were no bullets in it might mean it was placed there and forgotten as part of
a 'find the hidden gun' drill.

hrmjustin

(71,265 posts)

8. Good point. They do drills like this all the time.

Reply to PoliticAverse (Reply #6)

Thu Sep 26, 2013, 06:22 PM

Sep 2013

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