Handgun Found On Departing Flight In Philadelphia

RamboLiberal

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Thu Jun-04-09 10:50 AM
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Handgun Found On Departing Flight In Philadelphia

Source: KDKA TV

A witness apparently notified TSA officials after spotting a passenger hand a bag to an U.S. Airways employee at Philadelphia International Airport early Thursday morning.

Authorities stopped the flight as it began its departure from the airport and began a search of the plane.

Investigators located the carry-on bag in question on board and found an unloaded 9mm handgun inside. A passenger and a U.S. Airways employee were taken in for questioning.

The flight, originally scheduled to depart at 7:30 a.m., was cleared to leave at about 10:55 a.m.

Read more: http://kdka.com/national/handgun.flight.plane.2.1031151.html

That's one helluva security breach!

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chill_wind

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Thu Jun-04-09 10:52 AM
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1. One helluva--- I'll say! K & R. n/t

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Teaser

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Thu Jun-04-09 10:53 AM
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2. good old Philadelphia International

what a friggin nightmare of incompetence that place is.

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T Wolf

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Thu Jun-04-09 11:00 AM
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3. Especially US Air. Avoid that carrier at all costs. nt

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RaleighNCDUer

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Thu Jun-04-09 11:03 AM
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4. I can just see it -

"Hey, I've just GOTTA have my piece - tell you what, there's $200 for you if you hang onto it during the fight, then you give it back to me after we land, OK?"

Morons on both sides.

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X_Digger

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Thu Jun-04-09 11:06 AM
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5. Silly thing is..

.. you can put it in checked luggage, and they don't require those stupid stickers anymore that say 'GUN IN THIS BAG, PLEASE STEAL ME!'

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peacetalksforall

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Thu Jun-04-09 11:25 AM
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6. Unloaded. And perhaps the bullets were in another bag - passed along in the restroom.

Easy if you have partners.

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FailureToCommunicate

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Thu Jun-04-09 11:28 AM
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7. Yep, I'm sure they were gonna feel safer thinking they could defend themselves if

Edited on Thu Jun-04-09 11:29 AM by FailureToCommunicate

some hijacker came at them with a nail clipper! Knucklehead.

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tomm2thumbs

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Thu Jun-04-09 12:48 PM
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8. just takes one nut on the inside to make the entire security 'net' come apart

of course we know this from having Cheney in office

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