• Gun parts found in boy's stuffed animals at Rhode Island airport
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[img]http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/120508103926-gun-parts-stuffed-animal-story-top.jpg[/img] [img]http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/120509125705-stuffed-animals-gun-parts-story-top.jpg[/img] [img]http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/120509010036-stuffed-animal-gun-parts-02-story-top.jpg[/img] [quote] Washington (CNN) -- A man traveling with his 4-year-old son claims he didn't know that the three stuffed animals his little boy put on a conveyor belt at T. F. Green International Airport in Warwick, Rhode Island, contained parts that could be assembled into a loaded handgun, the Transportation Security Administration says. "It appears to be the result of a domestic dispute," said Rhode Island Airport Police Chief Leo Messier. An investigation by the airport police, state police and FBI determined there was no threat at any time to air safety, Messier said. A TSA officer watched as a carry-on bag containing a stuffed teddy bear, a bunny rabbit and a Mickey Mouse toy went through a checkpoint X-ray machine Monday. The officer spotted the disassembled firearm components and ammunition concealed inside each of the stuffed animals, the TSA said. Officers detected disassembled firearm Father said to be unaware of weapons Officers notified the Rhode Island Airport Police and conducted a search of the bag. Inside the toys, officials say, they found the mainframe of a .40-caliber firearm, a magazine with two .40-caliber rounds, a firing pin and a slide. The TSA says law enforcement officers interviewed the man, who stated he was unaware that there were gun parts inside the toys. The items were confiscated and the father and son were allowed to continue their flight to Detroit. Law enforcement agents continue to investigate the incident. "This is just another example that threats can appear anywhere, and this is why TSA officers take a closer look at everything," the agency said in a news release. "It's also an example that shows that even though TSA has modified the screening process for children 12 and under, the security process is still just as effective."[/quote] [url]http://edition.cnn.com/2012/05/08/travel/stuffed-animals-gun-parts/index.html[/url]
[quote] "It's also an example that shows that even though TSA has modified the screening process for children 12 and under, the security process is still just as effective."[/quote] That's bullshit, they didn't screen the 12 year old. They screened his toys.
wow they identified things on an xray conveyor belt that they were trained for years to identify go tsa
[QUOTE=Isuzu;35886426]wow they identified things on an xray conveyor belt that they were trained for years to identify go tsa[/QUOTE] "Hey boss this isn't a body scanner and these are not revealed genitals but I have a weird feeling that we should still be concerned about them!"
Uh. The ONE time they actually found something suspicious on a person, they let said person continue on with their flight? I bet TSA agents spend their break time in the back room smoking all the pot they confiscate.
Oh shit, mickey's packing heat.
Could you imagine a grown guy taking 3 stuffed animals into the bathroom with him on a plane though?
[QUOTE=Nemisis116;35886602]Oh shit, mickey's packing heat.[/QUOTE] I say it in a gangster voice and laugh for hours, thanks bro.
[QUOTE=commander204;35886296]That's bullshit, they didn't screen the 12 year old. They screened his toys.[/QUOTE] So? It still says the screening process is still just as effective. But I don't know whether they actually screen, or have screened, 12-year-old kids, or whether they sometimes screen them. But it still yields results sometimes because kids do get dragged into this shit sometimes.
So they let the guy go after they found a gun? Wow...
[QUOTE=faze;35888855]So they let the guy go after they found a gun? Wow...[/QUOTE] They confiscated the gun. Therefore he's probably safe?
[QUOTE=JgcxCub;35888941]They confiscated the gun. Therefore he's probably safe?[/QUOTE] He had a fucking gun with bullets and shit. You don't simply let these kind of people go.
[QUOTE=AceOfDivine;35888962]He had a fucking gun with bullets and shit. You don't simply let these kind of people go.[/QUOTE] Apparently you do
They said it was a domestic dispute. I'm sure they got down to the bottom of it. Sounds like an angry wife hiding that shit in there to get the husband into trouble or something like that.
Well, I guess I'm going to the Massachussets airport now, considering how shitty the RI airports are going to be for a while.
I feel sorry for the poor kid. Imagine if they were his favourite toys, and now they're about to be destroyed. :(
Why the hell would you have a magazine loaded with only 2 rounds anyway? I'm sure if he really put those in there with some malicious intent, he'd pack more than 2 shots worth.
Baby Eagle inside kid's toys.... It's like something out of Cowboy Bebop
[QUOTE=TheTalon;35888099]Could you imagine a grown guy taking 3 stuffed animals into the bathroom with him on a plane though?[/QUOTE] Sadly enough, yes. Yes I could.
[QUOTE=Mr. Someguy;35890471]Why the hell would you have a magazine loaded with only 2 rounds anyway? I'm sure if he really put those in there with some malicious intent, he'd pack more than 2 shots worth.[/QUOTE] One for who he wants to kill, and one for himself maybe.
he probably showed his licence and registration for the weapon (or whatever you Americans have for guns) and had an honest story, honest people are out there you know. Maybe his wife hid the gun parts but didn't know they were going to take the stuffed toys. Stupid wife really.
[QUOTE=BlazeFresh;35893846]he probably showed his licence and registration for the weapon (or whatever you Americans have for guns) and had an honest story, honest people are out there you know. Maybe his wife hid the gun parts but didn't know they were going to take the stuffed toys. Stupid wife really.[/QUOTE] You can't just carry a gun around anywhere, especially into an airport where guns are not allowed by civilians. The "license and registration" you're thinking of is a concealed carry permit and those laws vary state by state including restrictions and other stipulations. But never have civilians ever been allowed to carry guns in any container past airport security even in states allowing unrestricted open carry.
[QUOTE=Mr. Someguy;35890471]Why the hell would you have a magazine loaded with only 2 rounds anyway? I'm sure if he really put those in there with some malicious intent, he'd pack more than 2 shots worth.[/QUOTE] That's exactly what he wants you to think.
[QUOTE=faze;35893921]You can't just carry a gun around anywhere, especially into an airport where guns are not allowed by civilians. The "license and registration" you're thinking of is a concealed carry permit and those laws vary state by state including restrictions and other stipulations. But never have civilians ever been allowed to carry guns in any container past airport security even in states allowing unrestricted open carry.[/QUOTE] It depends on your intended destination. You can bring firearms into the airport as long as it is in a locked container, registered and all. They give you a tag for the gun and you can bring it as luggage. At least here in Los Angeles
[QUOTE=Mr. Someguy;35890471]Why the hell would you have a magazine loaded with only 2 rounds anyway? I'm sure if he really put those in there with some malicious intent, he'd pack more than 2 shots worth.[/QUOTE] Not really. Say someone had a gun with two bullets on a plane, takes hostages, shit goes wrong, he shoots the two pilots and everyone else dies. Sounds malicious to me. :v: [editline]10th May 2012[/editline] [QUOTE=sHiBaN;35896757]It depends on your intended destination. You can bring firearms into the airport as long as it is in a locked container, registered and all. They give you a tag for the gun and you can bring it as luggage. At least here in Los Angeles[/QUOTE] Same here down in Florida. We checked 2 rifles and 2 handguns for a trip to Oklahoma, took all of 10 minutes to get it all set up.
[QUOTE=Hunterdnrc;35897666]Not really. Say someone had a gun with two bullets on a plane, takes hostages, shit goes wrong, he shoots the two pilots and everyone else dies. Sounds malicious to me. :v:[/QUOTE] It's not about what he [I]can[/I] do with 2 bullets, it's about [I]why[/I] he would only take 2 when he could just as easily smuggle the entire magazine. It just seems really odd.
[QUOTE=faze;35893748]One for who he wants to kill, and one for himself maybe.[/QUOTE] It seems like it'd be just as easy to pack the mag full.
Fucking kids these days.
[QUOTE=sHiBaN;35896757]It depends on your intended destination. You can bring firearms into the airport as long as it is in a locked container, registered and all. They give you a tag for the gun and you can bring it as luggage. At least here in Los Angeles[/QUOTE] Then it doesn't go through airport security you dope. It goes through with the normal checked baggage. [editline]10th May 2012[/editline] [QUOTE=Chicken_Chaser;35897983]It seems like it'd be just as easy to pack the mag full.[/QUOTE] If you only need two rounds, it'd be stupid to do so.
[QUOTE=faze;35899647]Then it doesn't go through airport security you dope. It goes through with the normal checked baggage. [editline]10th May 2012[/editline] If you only need two rounds, it'd be stupid to do so.[/QUOTE] You never only need two rounds. It's easy to miss. Tell me [I]why[/I] it'd be stupid to fill the magazine, even if what you're gonna do "only needs" two rounds. If it only takes one bullet to incapacitate someone, why do the world's armies use rifles and machine-guns whose capacities range from 20-200+?
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