...security screeners found a loaded .32-caliber handgun at the bottom of her bag, along with a pocket knife and a pair of scissors.

She could have really hurt someone with that pair of scissors.

But now she's been arrested for a crime that could land her in jail for a while.

Too bad she's just an average person and not a judge.

It was an 88 magnum. It shoots through schools.

Can't they just cane her and let it go at that?

Chaim Witz: It was an 88 magnum. It shoots through schools.

I always thought that was funny!

If you can "forget" you're carrying a gun, you should not be allowed to own one.

As long as she knows that the Easter Bunny has already been taken....

Channel 9 was the only station there as a 63-year-old grandmother was released from the Orange County jail Monday morning


"Before I reported for CNN I was in the front lines of the '08 Granny Release. ...those were scary times... scary times..."

I once was accused of bringing guns into my kids' school.

/kisses biceps

Who hasn't wished they had a gun after going on It's A Small World?

I feel safer.

Scranton tag, please.

Too bad she's just an average person and not a judge.

Exactly... idiot judges get off scott-free with not even a slap on the wrist... But, OHHH, an old lady. Well, throw thew book at her.

this is bullshiat, people should be able to carry concealed weapons in disney, what happens if someone comes in and decides to shoot everyone there.. it is the perfect place to commit acts of terrorism. And now the terrorists are well aware of this fact that if they decide to do this, the chances of them getting shot at in return are very low. Good going media.. good going america.

It is legal to carry a handgun into Disneyworld, as far as I know. They do bag checks and will eject you if they discover you are armed.

THIS:

Richardson doesn't have a permit to carry the gun

is the problem.

Nice Piece

Pulled Pork: Scranton tag, please.

Hey - she's from Nicholson - please do not associate those people with Scranton!

What good does carrying a gun for protection do if you forget it's in your purse?

I have long ago given up on being aniti-gun. People want to own guns and I understand that. Guns look like fun and I am sure there are plenty of people that enjoy/ need them.

But, I have a hard time with all the bullshiat about "safe gun ownership" when some of these people can't even remember where their guns are.

If you do not know where your gun is it is both useless as "protection" as well as dangerous to the rest of the population.

Call me crazy but knowing where your gun is at all times might just be a factor in allowing you the right to have one. (I know, she was not registered etc..)

Also, don't give me too much crap about "training". We have had several threads about Police Officers accidentally shooting themselves or others family members. If the cops aren't properly trained, who is?

Too bad she's not a judge, then this would all be OK.

I suspect that, if she was threatened, she'd remember pretty-fast where that gun was.

bob_ross: If you can "forget" you're carrying a gun, you should not be allowed to own one.

Exactly! Thread over, you win.

TossMySalad:
Also, don't give me too much crap about "training". We have had several threads about Police Officers accidentally shooting themselves or others family members. If the cops aren't properly trained, who is?

Not to hijack the thread or anything, but that's a spurious argument. A large majority of LEO's do not train with their weapons more than the once or twice per year that's required to qualify on them.

That said, I agree with your statement about your gun being useless and possibly dangerous if you forget it's on your person.

im just glad Estelle Gette is still alive

Farkage: Chaim Witz: It was an 88 magnum. It shoots through schools.

I always thought that was funny!

My mother brought a gun to Disney World once. ONCE.

Unregistered, concealed weapon? If I didn't see the pictures, I would have guessed a gang fight scheduled to happen on splash mountain. But no... just someone slowly going senile.

Would get my moneys worth if the gang fight occured...

I thought subby said Tranyy Granny

Disney's got their own TSA?


/Not going there anymore.

Be honest with yourselves, she didn't "forget". She's using it as an excuse...

Treetop1000: Disney's got their own TSA?


/Not going there anymore.

Dude, you'd be astonished at what Disney has. The place is literally run like its own self-contained country. It even has its very own branch office for the FBI.

They even print their own currency.

bob_ross: If you can "forget" you're carrying a gun, you should not be allowed to own one.

What if you're just too drunk to remember you're carrying a gun?

I've been waiting for a shooting spree to occur in It's a Small World for years...

Scutter: TossMySalad:
Also, don't give me too much crap about "training". We have had several threads about Police Officers accidentally shooting themselves or others family members. If the cops aren't properly trained, who is?

Not to hijack the thread or anything, but that's a spurious argument. A large majority of LEO's do not train with their weapons more than the once or twice per year that's required to qualify on them.

That said, I agree with your statement about your gun being useless and possibly dangerous if you forget it's on your person.

I guess. I admit I know little on the subject. I just wonder how anyone who feels they have a right to carry a deadly weapon could "forget" where it is.

I imagine her grandkids looking for candy in her purse might just remember where it is for her.

MrSnrub: bob_ross: If you can "forget" you're carrying a gun, you should not be allowed to own one.

What if you're just too drunk to remember you're carrying a gun?

See THAT is ok. She was sober, for shame!

I think Granny's right to be suspicious of The Seven Dwarfs ...

Put her in jail. Anyone so stupid that they claim they forgot the gun was in their purse should NOT be walking around free. No carry permit, so anyway you look at it she should be locked up.

Granmother or not.

boohooohoooo my arse.

Scutter: It is legal to carry a handgun into Disneyworld, as far as I know. They do bag checks and will eject you if they discover you are armed.

THIS:

Richardson doesn't have a permit to carry the gun

is the problem.

That's right. If she wants to carry around a gun without a permit, she should move to a country with a constitution that guarantees the right to keep and bear arms.

/hang 'er, i say

Nuke her from orbit?

She's fromBeeriffic: Pulled Pork: Scranton tag, please.

Hey - she's from Nicholson - please do not associate those people with Scranton!

She's from Nicholson? No wonder she forgot that she had it. Most people from that area don't leave the house with anything smaller than a shotgun.

/grew up 15 miles from there

ScubaDude1960:
That's right. If she wants to carry around a gun without a permit, she should move to a country with a constitution that guarantees the right to keep and bear arms.

/hang 'er, i say

Surely you can troll better than that. People need to understand that she wasn't arrested for carrying a gun into Disneyworld. I agree that the Constitution is all the permit I should need, but the reality is that most states still require a carry permit and Florida is one of them.

I'm trying my best not to be racist, but I really got a kick out of that woman they interviewed...

IXI Jim IXI: I've been waiting for a shooting spree to occur in It's a Small World for years...

I'm always scared that the African animatronics will throw their spears at me. Those sneaky bastards.

I'd hit it, then shoot it.

I bet they were laser-guides scissors. You can kill anyone with laser-guided scissors.

As an alternative joke, I reference Chucky from Child's Play.

That old whore was going to shoot Mickey.

Do not cut in front of her in line, she will punch your E ticket.

gorgor: Who hasn't wished they had a gun after going on It's A Small World?

A friend of my mother got stuck on that ride for FOUR HOURS.

They didn't turn the song off.

gorgor: Who hasn't wished they had a gun after going on It's A Small World?

Bahahaha, imagine being one of those unfortunate people who didn't quite match the previous weight requirements and ended up sinking/getting the boat stuck half way through... damn right they'd need a gun... for those dolls with the souless eyes... the horror...