Handgun handed off at airport, gets on US plane

[hp_fa]

Couldn't he have packed it in normal luggage as long as there were no bullets in the same bag?

 

[ALPO NO MO]

Oh and Rashid is a Gangsta Rapper, go figure?

posted 7:30p, 06/04/09



http://www.myspace.com/emceemechanism

LOL, I googled that too. Man's got some reallllly big girlfriends. Who hired this phool anyway?
The other guy is supposed to have a permit for the gun. More things that make you go hmmmmmm.

 

[ItsJustAJob]

I'm not getting this. The story implies that the passenger observed this prior to boarding, which to me means in the gate area.

How would a gun get past passenger security, let alone employee security??

When was the last time you saw an airline employee (other than a pilot or flight attendant) go through the TSA security line? They don't have to.....swipe a badge and walk through a "secure" door.

 

[Dog Wonder]

Couldn't he have packed it in normal luggage as long as there were no bullets in the same bag?

Gangstas don't check their guns.

 

[rjh]

And the union will probably demand this guy keeps his job.

 

[28L_or_10R?]

And the union will probably demand this guy keeps his job.

They probably won't have much say in the matter.

 

[Dog Wonder]

And the union will probably demand this guy keeps his job.

Plenty of threads to whine about unions.

This is about security.

 

[ChockJockey]

When was the last time you saw an airline employee (other than a pilot or flight attendant) go through the TSA security line?

The last time for me would be every day all of my co-workers and I go through the terminal to clock in and work...

 

[SpinDoc]

They probably won't have much say in the matter.

You are correct. This has nothing to do with US Airways other than the fact that the perpetrator allegedly worked for US Airways, so there will be no union involvement in the matter. This is strictly a matter for the FBI and Homeland Security. This person will never, ever work in a security sensitive position for the rest of their life if they are convicted of conveying a weapon into a sterile airport environment. This is a severe violation of the public trust.

This should serve as a stern warning to anyone who is even remotely thinking of violating the trust and security of their career as an airline employee, or in any position that involves the safety and security of the general public or their employer.

Even if it was a simple error in judgment by the perpetrator(s), it cannot be overlooked or tolerated and punishment will be as severe as necessary to get the appropriate point across.

 

[necigrad]

Couldn't he have packed it in normal luggage as long as there were no bullets in the same bag?

You can check an UNLOADED firearm in your bags, yes. You can also check up to (I think) 5 pounds of ammo. I can't recall any requirement that they be separate, only the the firearm be unloaded and declared as such.

 

[700UW]

You are correct. This has nothing to do with US Airways other than the fact that the perpetrator allegedly worked for US Airways, so there will be no union involvement in the matter.

Spin I guess you never heard of the Duty of Fair Representation?

By law the union has to represent the employee if he is disciplined by US.

 

[necigrad]

If the airport operator pulls the guys badge he is not qualified to hold his position. Isn't that a form of self termination?

 

[LD3]

Spin I guess you never heard of the Duty of Fair Representation?

By law the union has to represent the employee if he is disciplined by US.

What if he is disciplined by the Feds, I'd like to see the union represent him then...I dont understand why the bag did'nt go through normal screening procedures, unless he went through a secured door and not the check point...

 

[700UW]

Apples and Oranges, the union represents the employee and the contract is with the employer, not the Federal government, try again.

And by the way the IAM has represented mechanics against the FAA, just as ALPA and other unions, when action is taken against a license held by the pilot or mechanic the unions step in and represent them against the FAA.

 

[goodstew]

Couldn't he have packed it in normal luggage as long as there were no bullets in the same bag?

He works in Philly....he knows better than to check a bag there.