Flight Attendant Brings Gun To Airport, Police Unload It The Hard Way

[rondog]

[TFOGGER]

It says the flight attendant was charged, but doesn't say anything about if the cop was disciplined in any way for discharging a firearm in an airport...

[KevDen2005]

It says the flight attendant was charged, but doesn't say anything about if the cop was disciplined in any way for discharging a firearm in an airport...

I'm sure he will be.

[Ronin13]

I'm sure he will be.

I thought the article said that he was riding a desk until they completed the investigation... I like your example, maybe that's what happened. I haven't handled a lot of wheel guns myself, so if I ever had to deal with one, I'm sure my ignorance on the operations of one would be a cause for me to remain attentive at all times.

[dwalker460]

Yes I believe all airweights (with the possible exception of a Chiefs Special?) are DAO. The only way to discharge it is to pull the trigger.

[dwalker460]

I think you mean a SA (single action) revolver, as a double action revolver cannot be cocked, at all.

[rondog]

I think you mean a SA (single action) revolver, as a double action revolver cannot be cocked, at all.

Sure they can! Any double-action revolver with a hammer can be cocked and used single-action. Now, double-action-only revolvers like the Airweights are different, no hammers.

[cysoto]

Now, double-action-only revolvers like the Airweights are different, no hammers.

Some of the Airweight models have an exposed hammer that can be manually cocked allowing the gun to be fired in SA; for example S&W Model 637 & 638 but neither of these can be set to half-cock.

[HBARleatherneck]

delete

[Teufelhund]

basically, only the 642, 442, 340, 640, 43c, and 351c are all double action only. the last two are .22lr and .22 mag. she was probably carrying a 642 or 442. somebody screwed up. or is a dumbass or both.

Nailed it.