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| Ahmad tries to sneak gun on plane in checked luggage |
| 2007-07-11 |
| A man was charged with trying to bring a gun wrapped in aluminum foil and a towel aboard a plane at Jacksonville International Airport, authorities said Tuesday. Ahmad Abdallah Abu Ghanam was on his way to Chicago then Jordan on Monday when Transportation Security Administration workers found the .380-calibar semiautomatic gun in his checked luggage. The serial number had been scratched off, said Michael Stewart, director of external affairs for the airport. Abu Ghanam told police he bought the weapon on the street a month ago and he did not realize the serial number was missing. Abu Ghanam was charged with removal of a firearm serial number. He was being held on $10,003 bail, The Florida Times-Union reported. Travelers are allowed to check unloaded handguns as long as they are declared to airline employees and are stowed in special cases. |
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #5 AzCat, where you been. Haven't seen you around here for ages! |
| Posted by: Zenster 2007-07-11 20:44 |
| #4 Slap on the wrist. Ten years if it had been a white kid from the midwest named "John Smith" or the like but it would obviously be racist to come down hard on someone named "Ahmad Abdallah Abu Ghanam". |
| Posted by: AzCat 2007-07-11 20:41 |
| #3 So lets see. Unregistered gun, bought off the street, probably stolen, filed off serial number, trying to sneak it onto an plane. Whaddya figure, at least 10 years in PMITA federal prison? |
| Posted by: tu3031 2007-07-11 20:28 |
| #2 $10,003 - and the $3 is for ???? |
| Posted by: Unarong the Weasel3135 2007-07-11 20:18 |
| #1 Wonder what we would be reading now if he'd managed to get the gun into the plane? |
| Posted by: gromgoru 2007-07-11 19:18 |