GGracie: dustman81: GGracie: Fifth rule: if you're a TSA agent, point it at your forehead

TSA agents aren't trusted enough to handle firearms. They leave that to the real cops.

I wish the TSA agents would leave the pat downs to the real cops as well

And don't forget the badges.

A gun detected in a carry-on at a checkpoint at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport was accidentally negligently fired by an investigating officer around 9 a.m. Sunday, according to a police report.

Did the TSA agent get arrested for discharging the weapon in a public space?

/just curious

GGracie: dustman81: GGracie: Fifth rule: if you're a TSA agent, point it at your forehead

TSA agents aren't trusted enough to handle firearms. They leave that to the real cops.

I wish the TSA agents would leave the pat downs to the real cops as well

They scare me even more thinking they know about firearms.

Firearms are not allowed in carry-on bags

Thanks, CNN. I also love how the article's passive voice implies that the gun fired on its own.

carry-in?

CARRY IN?

I don't understand why you can't have a gun at public gathering. I see guns on peoples' hip all the time at different functions -- some even state sanctioned areas (such as the Indy Tree Lighting).

If he had a license he should have been fine. It was the dumbshiat working for the TSA that discharged the gun.

So yeah, I'll be flying out of Hartsfield on my way back to Texas in January. And given the time of the morning when I hit the security lines, and if a gun is fired, I'll probably just turn my head to look in all directions and mutter something like "the fark was that" and then just look kinda dumb as I stand there and try to figure out why everybody is ducking.

Wait... so the weapon's owner was showing the officer how to clear the weapon, yet hadn't cleared it himself before packing it? The stupidity displayed by all parties in this article is beyond belief.

Hey, I like a good TSA bashing as much as the next guy, but you kids should maybe RTFA. It was a real cop who discharged the firearm.

Transportation Security Administration screeners reported the gun to Atlanta police officer N.J. Phillips, the officer wrote in an Atlanta Police Department report. The gun's owner was telling Phillips how to clear the loaded .22 Magnum revolver when it was accidentally discharged, Phillips reported. "The weapon was pointed down towards the screening table."

dustman81: I see they don't teach gun handling.

First rule: All guns are ALWAYS loaded
Second rule: booger hook off the bang switch until ready to fire
Third rule: know your target and what is beyond your target
Fourth rule: don't point the muzzle at anything you don't intend to destroy

Well said! Should teach that to everyone whether they own a firearm or not. Might save some lives.

gunther_bumpass: carry-in?

CARRY IN?

Not a Carlin fan?

StoPPeRmobile: A gun detected in a carry-on at a checkpoint at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport was accidentally negligently fired by an investigating officer around 9 a.m. Sunday, according to a police report.

No no, what the hell are you talking about, it's only negligence if it's done by a civilian. It's a forgivable accident when something like this happens.

By the way, did anybody else notice that the gun owner got arrested and charged with bringing a deadly weapon to a public gathering? I would have thought the whole idea of such a checkpoint was to avoid such charges by relieving people of things that could get them indicted.

dustman81: I see they don't teach gun handling.

First rule: All guns are ALWAYS loaded
Second rule: booger hook off the bang switch until ready to fire
Third rule: know your target and what is beyond your target
Fourth rule: don't point the muzzle at anything you don't intend to destroy

Well at least he had the thing pointing at an inanimate object.

HellRaisingHoosier: If he had a license he should have been fine.

What?

dustman81: GGracie: Fifth rule: if you're a TSA agent, point it at your forehead

TSA agents aren't trusted enough to handle firearms. They leave that to the real cops.

Then in that case next time they have to check and see if the weapon is loaded or not have them stick the muzzle in their mouth, then ask them to pull the trigger.

Could be messy. YMMV.

Can I ask a serious question?

We have thousands of servicemen and women coming back who know what terrorists are all about. Can you explain to me why they aren't working TSA and are out of work, while someone with half-a-brain and a record is acting like a power hungry douche?

ViralMonkey: gunther_bumpass: carry-in?

CARRY IN?

Not a Carlin fan?

I am, but as an air force vet, George ought to know that an aircraft uses nautical.. oh fark it.
carry on is the accepted nomenclature. There are plenty of other misused words and common malapropisms out there that deserve a kick in the

you know what? no energy for this.

MattyFridays: Can I ask a serious question?

We have thousands of servicemen and women coming back who know what terrorists are all about. Can you explain to me why they aren't working TSA and are out of work, while someone with half-a-brain and a record is acting like a power hungry douche?

You must be new here.

By which I mean to America.

flamingboar: Some TSA agents are smart enough to handle guns (me). Others..not so much.

Did you just admit to being a TSA employee to Fark? No one can save you now.

StoPPeRmobile: A gun detected in a carry-on at a checkpoint at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport was accidentally negligently fired by an investigating officer around 9 a.m. Sunday, according to a police report.

THIS. It is impossible to discharge a modern firearm without either intent or imcompetently handling it. If you don't know enough about the weapon to safely handling it, find someone who does. And if you're so boneheaded and incompetent that you think you're some badass and end up severely endangering the public because you grabbed a gun, you should not be charged with public safety.*
I rarely advocate for dismissal of people on the basis of one fark-up, but this is an exception.

*I use "public safety" and TSA only tentatively in this. The stated purpose is for public safety, even though it seems they do a better job of endangering it lately.

libranoelrose: Also wtf is up with getting arrested for bringing a deadly weapon to a public gathering? Didn't that happen at all the Tea Party rallies?

the tea party rallies were not past a security checkpoint in an airport. so no.

a lot of stupid in this thread. he accidentally brought a loaded weapon through a security checkpoint. this is a crime. he will probably get off with a wrist slap after the court hearing, when he demonstrates it was an accident and he meant no harm.

ViralMonkey: gunther_bumpass: carry-in?

CARRY IN?

Not a Carlin fan?

This.

/ Not a daredevil.

So, if he's being charged with carrying a deadly weapon at a public gathering and may even incur civil penalties... what is the penalty for picking up a weapon that doesn't belong to you and negligently discharging it in public? Is that one of those 'free pass' rent-a-cop things? If you do it... terrorist? If I do it... oopsie?

MattyFridays: Can I ask a serious question?

We have thousands of servicemen and women coming back who know what terrorists are all about. Can you explain to me why they aren't working TSA and are out of work[...]?

Less the not-so-objective part, suggest that to the appropriate channels.
/ and the inappropriate channels
// and the premium channels
/// and of course the porno channels.

MattyFridays: We have thousands of servicemen and women coming back who know what terrorists are all about. Can you explain to me why they aren't working TSA and are out of work, while someone with half-a-brain and a record is acting like a power hungry douche?

After a few years of military service, most vets have dignity and a smidgen of pride.

In other news, Rick Perry is moonlighting as a TSA agent.

I bet the looks on everyone's faces were priceless though.

told you my fellow farkers in the earlier TSA post that i work with complete and utter dumshaits

flamingboar: What airport are you working at?

You think you'll be able to tell if he's lying?

Did he hit the checkpoint?