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

[Inconel710]

http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headline...port-security/

Flight Attendant Tries to Bring Loaded Gun Through Airport Security


A Republic Airlines flight attendant was detained and then charged with disorderly conduct after she attempted to pass through security at the Philadelphia International Airport with a loaded .38 revolver in her purse, triggering an incident in which police accidentally discharged the weapon while securing it, authorities said.

According to officials, at 6:33 a.m. today, the flight attendant entered a Terminal C security checkpoint lane with a loaded .38 caliber Smith and Wesson Airweight revolver in her purse.

A Transportation Security Administration employee discovered the gun on the x-ray machine and notified police.

The flight attendant was taken to secondary screening room, where an airport police officer attempted to unload the gun, and it discharged into a wall.

There were no injuries to passengers, employees or police, officials said.

The flight attendant, identified by ABC station WPVI-TV in Philadelphia as Jaclyn Luby, of West Chester, Pa., had a valid Chester County permit to carry a concealed weapon, police said.

The permit was confiscated and forwarded to the Chester County Sheriff, and the weapon — an Airweight revolver — was confiscated by the crime scene unit and transported to for testing.

She was charged with disorderly conduct, as per Airport Unit policy.

The officer who accidentally discharged the flight attendant’s gun is on desk duty pending completion of an internal investigation, police said

The Airweight is a small frame, aluminum alloy, short barrel personal defense revolver and is among the most popular of these.

DOH! What an idiot. At what point in unloading any weapon, does your finger belong on the trigger?

[HBARleatherneck]

delete

[Ridge]

dont bash.

TSA isn't law enforcement, we should be okay

[Ronin13]

TSA isn't law enforcement, we should be okay

Well the id10t was a cop, not a TSA person.... But I agree with the sentiment, he should have known better. Guess that's PA for you...

[cysoto]

TSA isn't law enforcement, we should be okay

TSA probably found it but, once a firearm is identified in screening, case jurisdiction is passed on to LE.

[Inconel710]

dont bash.

Idiot bashing is not OK anymore? What purpose is there for the Internet then? Oh, right, cat videos. Sorry I forgot.

I hadn't read the other thread before posting, but seriously, this is not cop bashing. The fact that this particular idiot was employed by airport police simply illustrates his poor choice of vocation.

[Delfuego]

There are no accidental discharges, only negligent ones...

[KevDen2005]

Well the flight attendant should have known better than to bring the gun to the airport, but she should certainly fight the charge, that's ridiculous. I feel a little bad for her because she might lose her permit over the incident.

So...

During a somewhat bigger arrest involving a felon with guns two different guns were located in the person's house. One of these guns was a .38, I believe Smith and Wesson and pretty old. I am not a revolver guy so I don't know much about them. The gun was loaded and the hammer was cocked all the way to the rear...as if to use immediately by the suspect. I first made several attempts to open the cylinder to remove the live rounds and not attempt to ride the hammer forward...I don't wanna be a cop that makes the news. However, it was determined (correct me if I'm wrong) that the cylinder would not open with the hammer to the rear. The hammer had to be ridden forward on a loaded chamber to unload the gun.

I'm not claiming this is what happened at PA, I'm just giving an example.

[TFOGGER]

Well the flight attendant should have known better than to bring the gun to the airport, but she should certainly fight the charge, that's ridiculous. I feel a little bad for her because she might lose her permit over the incident.

So...

During a somewhat bigger arrest involving a felon with guns two different guns were located in the person's house. One of these guns was a .38, I believe Smith and Wesson and pretty old. I am not a revolver guy so I don't know much about them. The gun was loaded and the hammer was cocked all the way to the rear...as if to use immediately by the suspect. I first made several attempts to open the cylinder to remove the live rounds and not attempt to ride the hammer forward...I don't wanna be a cop that makes the news. However, it was determined (correct me if I'm wrong) that the cylinder would not open with the hammer to the rear. The hammer had to be ridden forward on a loaded chamber to unload the gun.

I'm not claiming this is what happened at PA, I'm just giving an example.

Quite possible that this is the case. At least it was pointed in a safe(ish) direction when it discharged. Most revolvers i have handled have a half cock position that will allow the cylinder to be opened, but I'm not that familiar with the weapon in question.

[Irving]

What does the gun need testing for?