Michael gets caught?

[Ichiban]

Looks like someone may have been headed to a Cowboy Shoot.   

A man flew from Denver to Kansas City on Sunday, but his pistol stayed behind.

Early Sunday morning, a man flying on Frontier Airlines checked his bag at the counter without telling airline agents he had packed a loaded gun. Transportation Security Administration agents doing a routine screen on checked baggage found the gun and called Denver police at about 6:45 a.m.

The officers found the pistol "unusual" and weren't quite sure how to unload it, police spokesman Lt. Matt Murray said.


 http://www.denverpost.com/search/ci_18636320

[Pathfinder]

Looks like someone may have been headed to a Cowboy Shoot.   

A man flew from Denver to Kansas City on Sunday, but his pistol stayed behind.

Early Sunday morning, a man flying on Frontier Airlines checked his bag at the counter without telling airline agents he had packed a loaded gun. Transportation Security Administration agents doing a routine screen on checked baggage found the gun and called Denver police at about 6:45 a.m.

The officers found the pistol "unusual" and weren't quite sure how to unload it, police spokesman Lt. Matt Murray said.


 http://www.denverpost.com/search/ci_18636320

Did he take his houdah gun? ? ? ? ? ? ? 

[r_w]

Unusual=not a Glock

[jnevis]

I'm surprised none of you jumped on the fact that Denver PD wants the owner to pass a background check to get the pistol back.  Since he legally had it in the first place a background check should not be required, an IQ check for not notifying TSA the damn thing was in the bag is another matter.

[Ichiban]

I'm surprised none of you jumped on the fact that Denver PD wants the owner to pass a background check to get the pistol back.  Since he legally had it in the first place a background check should not be required, an IQ check for not notifying TSA the damn thing was in the bag is another matter.

Actually they have no way of knowing if he legally owned it in the first place so that part does not bother me a great deal.  What I was kind of surprised at was that, given Denver's less than friendly 2A history, he wasn't charged with anything.  Try that in any of the eastern cities and see what happens.

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[alfsauve]

TSA regulations allow passengers to carry guns on planes in checked baggage................

That's sort of a misstatement, as you can't actually "carry" the checked baggage on the plane.

[fightingquaker13]

The guy is damn lucky he's not in jail. Carrying a gun in checked baggage is legal and easy. All you need to do is declare it, demonstrate that its unloaded and have it in a locked case. Fail to declare it? They can crucify you, and you have no one to blame but yourself. If all he has to do is fill out the background check forms again he should thank his lucky stars.
FQ13

[tombogan03884]

Remember, News media ALWAYS screw up when talking about guns.
The fact there was no mention of charges makes me suspect the owner did what he was supposed to but the baggage handlers screwed up and miss directed the bag.

[tt11758]

If he had, in fact, packed a loaded gun in his luggage, then obviously it wasn't MB.  He knows better than that.