I found it ironic that the police were the only real threat in this little drama.



By Richard Esposito


Sep 23, 2012 3:27pm




Flight Attendant Tries to Bring Loaded Gun Through Airport Security




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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.


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ND'd a revolver, you can't make this stuff up.

 

The FA did something foolish, but it was not that far into the range of foolish things people do. The real story here is this fool who almost shot someone while trying to disarm her.

 

Can't unload a revolver? Guess that's why he's working the airport "beat".

 

I wonder if she will lose her job behind this.

 

Worse than that.

ND'd a double action only hammerless revolver!!

Typical big city, know nothing D.A. cop. It's always best to pull the trigger to check and see if it's loaded. Looking down the barrel while doing so is an optional yet not unheard of procedure as well.

 

Dallas had a cop not too long ago accidentally shoot himself in the head while cleaning his duty Glock.

Don't get me wrong - I feel for his family. But as someone who carries a Glock on a day-to-day basis, I have no idea how that 'accidentally' happens.

 

That was more than likely a suicide, they are often called accidents to ease the burden on the family, pretty much SOP in those cases. RIP

 

So, wait, you're telling me that if I keep my booger hook out of the trigger guard, the gun won't go bang??




Unbelievable.

 

Gentlemen, always keep your booger hook off the bang switch until you are ready to shoot something with the sights on the target-it is just that simple.

Let us review the four rules:

RULE 1
ALL GUNS ARE ALWAYS LOADED
The only exception to this occurs when one has a weapon in his hands and he has personally unloaded it for checking. As soon as he puts it down, Rule 1 applies again.
RULE 2
NEVER LET THE MUZZLE COVER ANYTHING YOU ARE NOT PREPARED TO DESTROY
You may not wish to destroy it, but you must be clear in your mind that you are quite ready to if you let that muzzle cover the target. To allow a firearm to point at another human being is a deadly threat, and should always be treated as such.
RULE 3
KEEP YOUR FINGER OFF THE TRIGGER TIL YOUR SIGHTS ARE ON THE TARGET
This we call the Golden Rule because its violation is responsible for about 80 percent of the firearms disasters we read about.
RULE 4
BE SURE OF YOUR TARGET
You never shoot at anything until you have positively identified it. You never fire at a shadow, or a sound, or a suspected presence. You shoot only when you know absolutely what you are shooting at and what is beyond it.

Thanks to Col. Jeff Cooper USMC