Great catch! This loaded firearm was detected by TSA officers at Newark International Airport last month. The small handgun fit into a traveler's purse, which she said she rarely uses and meant to hand it off to her husband before she and her daughter arrived at the airport for their flight, but she forgot to do so. Let this be a reminder: if you're traveling with firearms, they must be unloaded, properly and securely packed in your checked bag, and declared with your airline. Full story on this catch: https://lnkd.in/eD6q53km
The TSA have a lot on their plate. Passengers carrying firearms through checkpoints is an ongoing issue and there is always an excuse.
Brian k Turner
3mo
That's what most of them say. They forgot
Timothy Wills
3mo
Someone “meaning to” and “forgetting” shouldn’t be entrusted with such great responsibility.
Lyle Malotky
2mo
This weapon helped to drive the FAA weapons detection standard and the Undetectable firearms act of 1988.
Great job Team EWR!!
Jaime Colon
3mo
Let me remind you that ignorance is not an excuse to the law.
Kevin Cody
2mo
I've argued on an earlier post that they should automatically have to catch the next flight, have bags removed and searched, as part of what's already in place. Not only is it punitive, but it can also scuttle any plan they had to commit other offences on that flight. It was easier to get compliance in the years following 911.
David Mascolo
3mo
And she didn’t even have a permit no less concealed and loaded just wow ! unbelievable lol
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3moThis is a perfect example of how weapons detection systems might miss this or a cursory check of a bag that is customer based rather than safety based could allow a weapon into a facility. Had it not been for the x ray and the officers attention it could have easily gotten past. Chose your stance, customer service or safety. Conversely consider, are you trying to prevent a mass casualty and accept some less likely mass casualty weapons getting in for the sake of speed and customer satisfaction. It's either zero acceptance or not, companies just have to make the decision and apply based on it.