Flight attendant arrested for weapon

[Eugene]

Source: Associated Press

Flight attendant arrested for weapon

By LUBNA TAKRURI, Associated Press Writer
46 minutes ago

WASHINGTON - A uniformed flight attendant was arrested at Dulles International
Airport after she turned herself in for allegedly carrying a concealed handgun
aboard a flight from Atlanta, authorities said Saturday.

The Transportation Security Administration, the FBI and other law enforcement
agencies were investigating how the gun passed through security unnoticed in
Atlanta, TSA spokesman Barry Phelps said. Flight attendants have to go through
the same security procedures as all other passengers, he said.

Janet Tucker, 45, of Lithonia, Ga., turned herself in Friday for carrying the
weapon on United flight 7591, said Rob Yingling, a spokesman for the
Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority. She was in uniform but was not part
of the duty crew at the time, he said.

"It seems it was an inadvertent incident, from her description," he said.

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[SheilaT]

1. This sounds like another story

where we are missing a lot of important information.

Does this person normally carry a weapon? Lots of people do. It's a cultural thing. Personally, I don't carry weapons, don't own a gun, don't ever plan to, but that's just me. There are many gun owners on this forum. We simply inhabit a different kind of space.

Was this flight attendant doing anything wrong? Had she just forgotten she had the weapon with her? I've occasionally had a corkscrew with me, which, while somewhat different from a gun, is nonetheless a forbidden item. If that's the case, what's the real difference between her gun and my corkscrew?