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Reports of shots fired at Bush Intercontinental Airport terminal
HOUSTON (KTRK) -- Authorities say an armed man at a Bush Intercontinental Airport ticket counter shot and killed himself this afternoon. No one else was injured. At around 1:35pm Houston police say they were called to a "discharge of firearm" at Terminal B. They say an armed male was at the ticket counter when he pulled out a gun and committed suicide. According to police, they are not looking for anyone else at the airport who may be involved in the shooting. The FAA has issued a… (abclocal.go.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
I hate typing from this mini computer - with its bullpoo spell check....there are now SO many typos..any way to edit posts?
Can I carry on a pressure cooker?
Tacky... real tacky...
The point however is clear. In the modern world we are not looking for the expected - and TSA is fighting yesterdays battles. Some nut (Reid) has a bomb in his shoe...we now take off our shoes (never finding another issue such as a shoe bomb). We can now carry on pool cues, hockey sticks and some hair spray...with our nail clippers and short knives. Hell, just the other day my friend went from MIA to AUA with two glass bottles of liquor and another two of wine IN HER CARRY ON (purchased at Duty Free). Is that potential broken class and intoxicated flier not a potential issue.
It is only a matter of time that the more we give press and pontificate about "gun laws" and strip searches....if a nut wants to be a nut they are going to be a nut. Nutting we can do about it. This may could have as easily walked into a mall or a movie theater to "prove his point"...we wanted to be original and go for an airport (far before security)...got his name in the news. The most typical goal of the nuts.
It is only a matter of time that the more we give press and pontificate about "gun laws" and strip searches....if a nut wants to be a nut they are going to be a nut. Nutting we can do about it. This may could have as easily walked into a mall or a movie theater to "prove his point"...we wanted to be original and go for an airport (far before security)...got his name in the news. The most typical goal of the nuts.
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Reports of shots fired at Bush Intercontinental Airport terminal
Reports of shots fired at Bush Intercontinental Airport terminal
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Man fires shot inside Houston airport (IAH)
A man who had fired a gun inside a ticketing area at Houston's largest airport was killed after being confronted by a law enforcement official during an incident that sent people in the terminal scrambling and screaming, police said Thursday.
http://www.kxan.com/dpp/news/texas/shots-fired-at-houston-airport-1-injured
Man fires shot inside Houston airport (IAH)
A man who had fired a gun inside a ticketing area at Houston's largest airport was killed after being confronted by a law enforcement official during an incident that sent people in the terminal scrambling and screaming, police said Thursday.
http://www.kxan.com/dpp/news/texas/shots-fired-at-houston-airport-1-injured