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Flight attendant: Packing heat was a mistake
Let's be clear: Amber Robillard said she didn't mean to put a loaded handgun into her carry-on bag. The flight attendant – keeper of order, safety and beverage cart service ... not to mention explainer of the rules – says she accidentally packed heat, without a license, when she went to Indianapolis International Airport. It's all a big mistake.
On June 4, Robillard was charged with carrying a handgun without a license, in addition to "entering a controlled area in an airport with a weapon," according to the Associated Press. The AP further explains:
Yeah, she took her gun to work – with an airline. Genius. Next time this flight attendant tells you to turn off your Kindle or BlackBerry, how much credibility will she have?Court records say the 39-year-old told police she mistakenly picked up a bag containing her gun during a trip to Indianapolis. Inspectors found the gun in her bag when she arrived at the city's airport to work on a Delta Air Lines flight to Atlanta.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Tim O Jun 14th 2010 8:57AM
It really sounds like an honest mistake to me. I carry a gun on road trips and sometimes use the same suitcase. If you do that you have to be VERY strict about checking and double checking the suitcase for anything like ammunition. Give her a break, it was in the bag, she forgot about it, the system worked and stopped it from going through. People are going a bit overboard in their reactions to this. Everyone calm down.