Posted on 04/08/2014 6:39:23 AM PDT by marktwain
A man attempted to board a bus in Battle Creek, Michigan, with an SKS rifle in his carry on baggage. The rifle was longer than the bag, so the butt stuck out and was visible.
Some people called 911. I was not there, so I do not know the totality of the circumstances. It is clear that that no one was threatened by the man, and that the rifle was unloaded. The police showed up and arrested the fellow... for what? From wkzo.com:
The Citys Gang Suppression Unit responded and took the 25-year-old into custody seizing the gun and a fully loaded magazine.
He has not yet been charged. It wasnt exactly a concealed weapon and it wasnt loaded but it quickly could have been.
I vaguely remember that the TSA is trying to horn in to setting up bus terminal security, though the bus companies wanted nothing to do with it. They even tried it with city buses in Houston.
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/06/us/tsa-expands-duties-beyond-airport-security.html?pagewanted=all
I was thinking the same thing when I read “magazine.” Unless retrofitted a SKS uses clips. But, the reporter, has probably been corrected not to use “clip.”
Just a slight adjustment to your accurate statement.
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