Flight Attendant Detained Trying to Board Aircraft With Concealed Weapon
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.
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How in the hell do you "accidentally" discharge a revolver while securing it? Open the cylinder and dump out the shells.
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yeah and they will get to keep their guns but she most likely will lose hers lol
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In the future Utopian America only the keystone cops will be trusted with firearms.
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accidentallyNEGLIGENTLY discharged the weapon while securing it,Are the cops reckless or retarded? It is a God Damned J-frame SampersandW.The weapon with the simplest, most easily understood, and safest user interface of any handgun.
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Agreed. The trigger pull on that gun is no joke. Very hard for that gun to go off accidently even with a finger on the trigger.