Delta Airlines Pilot Reportedly Arrested for Carrying Concealed Weapon

 

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Matthew Lamar McDaniel, a Delta pilot for 13 years, was arrested at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Saturday, the station reported.

 

 

Matthew Lamar McDaniel, a Delta pilot for 13 years, was arrested at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Saturday, the station reported.

 

Police have not said why McDaniel may have been carrying the weapon, the station reported.

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Maybe for protection? I think pilots shoul ddefinitley have the right to carry with the right training.

Did I miss something, I thought they already did????

i think they may have one in a lock box.

Did they even mention what this so called weapon was? Im guessing not a gun because the article would be way more dramatic than it already is.

AFAIK, Pilots could apply to carry a weapon on board, and HK even has a special pilots discount on their handguns. I will try to reach out to an older client of mine that was a United pilot.

I wonder if it had dangerous hollowpoint armor piercing cop killer bullets.

Police have not said why McDaniel may have been carrying the weapon, the station reported.

 

maybe because some co*k suc*er might hijack my plane.. :?:

I wanna fly with this guy!

Last I heard they were thinking of training pilots in regards to carrying while in the air. But maybe they changed their minds since they now have air marshalls.

AFAIK, Pilots could apply to carry a weapon on board, and HK even has a special pilots discount on their handguns. I will try to reach out to an older client of mine that was a United pilot.

 

AFAIK, pilots could apply to a federal program at their own expense, go through the training (again covering all their own expenses), and be f**ked around with (Could be dropped from the program with no reason without notice (kind of like the no-fly list in reverse)). Then, if they complete training, they are considered a law enforcement official within the confines of the tiny cockpit while on duty.

 

The regulations (last I heard) are ridiculous. They used to have heavy steel lock boxes which the pistol had to be transported in, but those proved to be too big for the cockpits of today's planes. They came up with a holster that has a slot cut into the trigger guard area for a padlock (Yes, they are actually required to put something in the trigger guard of a loaded gun - thats how the united pilot shot a hole into the panel on landing).

 

So, once the cockpit door is sealed, they have to take the lock out of the gun, and put it on their belt. (try it in your car, but less room).. then.. if they have to take a piss or something, it has to come off their belt and be locked up again before the door is open.

 

They have no law enforcement powers outside of their tiny cockpit, and all this BS at their own expense. (They don't make that much until your an old timer - if your lucky enough to stick around for that long).

 

It's really not worth it in my opinion.

 

My opinion- If they are to be treated as law while on duty.. let them load the gun and put it on at the hotel, and don't touch it until 1. need to blow alqueda away (because drawing and getting an accurate shot off over your shoulder while also trying to maintain control of the plane is an easy thing to do) or 2. get to next hotel room. That's what regular cops do.

Update: He was enrolled in the Federal program and was legally allowed to carry on board. So all is ok,