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Shotgun accidentally discharges at airport
The Associated Press
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Authorities say a man was detained at an airport after a rifle he had checked as luggage accidentally discharged on the tarmac. Mindy Hamlin, spokeswoman for the Raleigh-Durham International Airport, said a man scheduled to fly to Chicago on American Airlines on Tuesday morning packed away the rifle in a case. She said he had filled out all of the necessary paperwork declaring the rifle as secure and not loaded. But one bullet remained in the gun as it sat on a luggage cart on the tarmac, she said.
"It hadn't been loaded in the plane," Hamlin said. "It fell over and the bullet accidentally discharged and struck a bag next to it. Fortunately, no one was injured.
I'll toss the BS flag. There's no way a shotgun (or rifle) in a padded travel case is going to go off by tipping over. My bet is some baggage handler tried to snag it and accidentally fired it.
The Associated Press
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Authorities say a man was detained at an airport after a rifle he had checked as luggage accidentally discharged on the tarmac. Mindy Hamlin, spokeswoman for the Raleigh-Durham International Airport, said a man scheduled to fly to Chicago on American Airlines on Tuesday morning packed away the rifle in a case. She said he had filled out all of the necessary paperwork declaring the rifle as secure and not loaded. But one bullet remained in the gun as it sat on a luggage cart on the tarmac, she said.
"It hadn't been loaded in the plane," Hamlin said. "It fell over and the bullet accidentally discharged and struck a bag next to it. Fortunately, no one was injured.
I'll toss the BS flag. There's no way a shotgun (or rifle) in a padded travel case is going to go off by tipping over. My bet is some baggage handler tried to snag it and accidentally fired it.
. There is no way in hades that an unloaded firearm in a padded, airline approved case is going to go off. Plus, unless I remember incorrectly, you are not allowed to transport firearms & ammunition in the same container. They must be packaged seperately. Something don't smell right here.
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Moral of the story the more familiar you are with firearms the greater likelyhood that you will experience an "accidental discharge"
