* Not to be confused with the real thing.
Man Boards Flight with Shotgun Shells - CBS NewsHe'd been through security, had his bags checked - yet they missed shotgun shells?AP) A passenger inadvertently carried shotgun shells onto a Dallas-bound Midwest Airlines plane at Milwaukee's airport on Monday before he realized his mistake and alerted flight attendants, authorities said.
The man, who was not identified, did not mean any harm, saying he had forgotten that the ammunition was in his carryon bags when he boarded the flight, Transportation Security Administration spokesman Jim Fotenos said.
TSA agents turned the ammunition over to local police and sent the man back for another security search. They then allowed him to reboard and the plane left for Dallas later Monday.
Well, they wouldn't have been much of a danger to the plane in the first place, but still - you'd have thought it'd be caught on the x-ray.
And he was honest enough to bring it to the attention of the flight crew. It kind of makes you wonder - what OTHER things make it through the 'comprehensive' inspections by the TSA?
J.
Comments (2)
"And he was honest enough to bring it to the attention of the flight crew."
Hmmm. Now why do you suppose he did that? I mean...think about it. You have some kind of innocent but prohibited item in your bags, you've gone through all the security checks and they've passed you through, and you're on the plane. You know you intend no harm in the first place, and the items will _cause_ no harm unless you deliberately do something with them, which you do _not_ intend to do...why would you bring the topic up?
Very odd. Personally, I'd sit down, shut up and thank my lucky stars no one had noticed...!
Posted by suek | January 13, 2010 10:38 AM
Posted on January 13, 2010 10:38
And that's aside from the "other things they missed" point you made...!
Posted by suek | January 13, 2010 10:39 AM
Posted on January 13, 2010 10:39