Didn’t the perp’s flight originate in Canada? If so, then it looks like Canada allows checked firearms and ammo. Or how else did the perp get his mitts on it?
A lone gunman killed five people and injured eight Friday at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, which was forced to shut down and thrust into chaos as a false report of a second shooter sent passengers scrambling about an hour after the first shooting.
The suspected gunman was identified as Esteban Santiago, law enforcement officials told the Miami Herald. He is thought to have been a passenger on a flight from Canada that landed at FLL at around noon with a checked gun in his baggage.
After retrieving his bag, Santiago is believed to have gone into the bathroom and loaded the weapon. Then he stepped into the Terminal 2 baggage-claim area and began shooting.
Santiago was carrying some form of military ID. He is suspected of being a former U.S. Army soldier from the New York area.
After the initial shooting, which took place just before 1 p.m., the Broward Sheriff’s Office reported it had arrested a man suspected of opening fire inside a baggage claim area. He was thought to be a lone shooter.
Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/broward/article124963889.html#storylink=cpy
I thought Canada had strict gun laws? if so how or were did he get a gun in Canada??