Police: Revolver accidentally discharges at airport terminal
A Philadelphia police officer accidentally discharged a revolver found in a flight attendant's handbag at Philadelphia International Airport early Sunday morning, police said.
Police: Revolver accidentally discharges at airport terminal
A Philadelphia police officer accidentally discharged a revolver found in a flight attendant's handbag at Philadelphia International Airport early Sunday morning, police said.
Police spokesman Lt. Ray Evers said the flight attendant was stopped just before 7 a.m. while going through security at Terminal C when Transportation Security Administration agents spotted what appeared to be a gun in her purse. Upon a search, they found a revolver in the bag, Evers said.
Per protocol, police were called, Evers said, and when a responding officer was attempting to render the firearm safe, she accidentally fired it once. The bullet struck the floor, Evers said, and no one was injured.
Evers said the officer was placed on desk duty pending an investgation into the matter, and the flight attendant was issued a summary citation for bringing the gun to the airport. She had a valid permit to carry, Evers said, but cannot legally carry a gun on a plane.
The TSA once spilled my water too. Does nobody know how to handle real threats?- A flight attendant carrying a loaded gun and the penalty in a summary citation? How can that be anything but a Federal level felony? She should be immediately dismissed from her job and prosecuted with prejudice. The number one responsibility of the flight crew, as we are reminded on every flight, is passenger safety. I doubt if she completed air marshal training.
The officer that discharged the weapon should either be returned to the Philadelphia Police Academy for remedial training, or perhaps, back to the set of "Police Academy."
Oh, and congrats to Terminal C TSA for a nice catch.— jaburk3
