Man caught trying to board flight with loaded handgun

[RstyShcklfrd]

Man caught trying to board flight with loaded handgun - Yahoo! News

KANSAS CITY, Mo (Reuters) - A man trying to board a Delta Airlines flight in Kansas City with a loaded handgun was charged on Thursday with carrying a concealed weapon, authorities said.Anthony Winn, 26, of Kansas City was caught by a security screener Wednesday with what appeared to be a gun in his carry-on bag, according to U.S. Attorney Beth Phillips of the Western District of Missouri.
Officers at the airport found a loaded 9 millimeter Glock handgun with 23 live rounds of ammunition, including one in the chamber, said a criminal complaint filed Thursday. Police also found $4,906 in Winn's pants pockets and $26,515 in three pairs of jeans in his carry-on bag.
Winn said he was bringing the bag to a friend in Arizona and did not know it contained a gun.
He was charged with having a concealed handgun in his bag and with being a felon in possession of a firearm. Winn has two prior felony burglary convictions and a conviction for unlawful use of a weapon, authorities said.
Winn was bound for Minneapolis and then Tuscon, according to the case documents.
U.S. Attorney spokesman Don Ledford said authorities believe Winn had "no terrorist motives or connections."
He is being held in federal custody as he awaits a detention hearing on January 3.

Fail. Also I wasn't aware they made 22-round 9mm magazines for a Glock. Maybe I'm wrong.

 

[coachrick]

Is he related to the woman in NY who got busted trying to check her handgun? He should use some of that money for electro-shock treatment...and a lawyer.

 

[Charlie]

Of course you never know about the details with the way the media reports but maybe the mag was just partially loaded? Sounds to me that he was just a dumbass crook transporting some money and didn't even think about his "gat". I realize in our civilized society of today this is all just "alleged" at this point, but sounds like he needs some more time off the streets!

 

[Acera]

You can't fix stupid. Good thing this guy will be a three time loser, and might not ever see the light of day.

 

[Mikewood]

One day I am going to be on a jury and a case like this is going to come up and I am going to get to hang the jury.
Yea, he broke an unconstitutional law. If everyone was brave enought to do that this country would noy be in half the mess we are in.

 

[Stumpy]

One day I am going to be on a jury and a case like this is going to come up and I am going to get to hang the jury.
Yea, he broke an unconstitutional law. If everyone was brave enought to do that this country would noy be in half the mess we are in.

good post

 

[Acera]

One day I am going to be on a jury and a case like this is going to come up and I am going to get to hang the jury.
Yea, he broke an unconstitutional law. If everyone was brave enought to do that this country would noy be in half the mess we are in.

Sorry I don't understand you post.

Is your feeling that you should be allowed to carry a weapon on your person, or in accessible baggage, while on a flight?

Are you arguing that a convicted felon, with another conviction for unlawful use of a weapon, should be allowed to own and carry a firearm?

He was charged with having a concealed handgun in his bag and with being a felon in possession of a firearm. Winn has two prior felony burglary convictions and a conviction for unlawful use of a weapon, authorities said.

Just curious.

 

[majormadmax]

One day I am going to be on a jury and a case like this is going to come up and I am going to get to hang the jury.
Yea, he broke an unconstitutional law. If everyone was brave enought to do that this country would noy be in half the mess we are in.

Sure, we should all break laws we don't agree with; society will be a much better place if everyone did that!

 

[Stumpy]

Sure, we should all break laws we don't agree with; society will be a much better place if everyone did that!

i think he was just talking about it being an unconstitutional law, not just a law that he didnt agree with. at least thats the way i took it.

 

[CanTex]

Fail. Also I wasn't aware they made 22-round 9mm magazines for a Glock. Maybe I'm wrong.

I have a Glock 17 and a Kel Tec Sub 2000, carbine. They both use the same mag. I have some 33 round mags, some 16 and some 10. The Glock looks some funny with the 33 round mag in place but it does work and feeds well

 

[Acera]

I wasn't aware they made 22-round 9mm magazines for a Glock.

Re-read it.

found a loaded 9 millimeter Glock handgun with 23 live rounds of ammunition, including one in the chamber,

It said he had 23 rounds. No where did it say it was a completely full magazine, or that is was a 22 round magazine. Unlike how most of us carry our handguns, it was probably not full. So he could have had a 33 round magazine and he "spent" the other 10 rounds in the process of acquiring the $31,421 he was in possession of.

Another possibility was that it had a normal magazine and he had some lose rounds in the bag also. Probably a detail they did not deem important enough to waste space on.

 

[txinvestigator]

i think he was just talking about it being an unconstitutional law, not just a law that he didnt agree with. at least thats the way i took it.

The law is not unconstitutional because someone does not like it. In fact, the Supreme Court has ruled that reasonable restrictions ARE constitutional.

What is unreasonable is to decide ahead of the fact that one would rule any way when serving on a jury. Especially when one would prevent a conviction of a man trying to get one a commercial airliner when that man is already a criminal.

 

[txinvestigator]

Re-read it.



It said he had 23 rounds. No where did it say it was a completely full magazine, or that is was a 22 round magazine. Unlike how most of us carry our handguns, it was probably not full. So he could have had a 33 round magazine and he "spent" the other 10 rounds in the process of acquiring the $31,421 he was in possession of.

Another possibility was that it had a normal magazine and he had some lose rounds in the bag also. Probably a detail they did not deem important enough to waste space on.

That would require not jumping to pre-determined conclusions.

 

[RstyShcklfrd]

Or we can assume, based off of previous experiences with the media, that it may have in fact, not been a 9mm Glock. Just sayin'.

 

[zembonez]

Sad thing is that this total moron only makes the rest of us who enjoy firearms look bad. I'm sure the anti-gun nuts will immediately make the jump to "they are all like that". The way the tail wags the dog these days, it sure doesn't help us.

 

[M. Sage]

Of course you never know about the details with the way the media reports but maybe the mag was just partially loaded? Sounds to me that he was just a dumbass crook transporting some money and didn't even think about his "gat". I realize in our civilized society of today this is all just "alleged" at this point, but sounds like he needs some more time off the streets!

More than one mag, or a mag and loose ammo in some combination.

 

[lalonguecarabine]

"Winn said he was bringing the bag to a friend in Arizona and did not know it contained a gun."

Nice. Typical criminal answer: "OH - that bag's not mine! I didn't know there was a gun in it!"

 

[Younggun]

Seems like I remember some questions pertainin to the owner of the bags and who packed them last time i was at the airport, considering the previous convictions I am going to assume he was up to no good and not just a moron.

He was a moron who was up to no good.

 

[Mikewood]

Sure, we should all break laws we don't agree with; society will be a much better place if everyone did that!

We should all take a very hard and long look at the bill of rights. In this case the second, fourth and tenth ammendments and ask ourselves if the constitution and more importantly the bill of rights is truley the highest law in the land are all other statutes null and void? Is the second ammendment the law or some "Jim crow" law?

It is the duty of the supreme court to uphold the constitution as it is the duty of the people.

 

[jfrey]

I believe it was Ron White who said "you can't fix stupid", but can anyone refresh my memory on who made the rule and when it became a crime to carry a personal weapon on an airplane? I would bet the poor folks on flight 92 wished there had been one or two on that plane.