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Oldgringo wrote:

TexasGal wrote:When CHL holders do these things, they should simply be told to either check the gun or return it to their vehicle. It's ridiculous to prosecute them.

Uh,...shouldn't Texas CHL holders, above all others, know better than to do 'these things'? Just askin'....

texanjoker wrote:She was arrested and released... that doesn't specify whether she will be charged or not as you can drop charges.. need more info.

EEllis wrote:Can we all agree that taking, or attempting to take, a firearm thru security or checking baggage containing firearms without proper declarations is illegal currently? Then what she did was illegal. Now she most likely has reasons and explanations but I don't see that letting her tell it to the court rather than having the airport cop make the call as inherently evil.

The Annoyed Man wrote:

jimlongley wrote:

The Annoyed Man wrote:

philip964 wrote:Why was she arrested. I thought they were just releasing people for this. Or is that just Houston. They can't prove intent.

It's because it happened in (democrat-dominated) Houston, she's Uncle Ted's wife......and he's {{{GASP!!!}}} a voice of the {{{SHUDDER}}} eeeevil NRA........whose name shall not be spoken.

Pure politics. If she had been the husband of Annise Parker, all of this would have been quietly swept under the rug.

When did they move DFW airport to Houston?

This, though, is one of those examples of "off the body carry" being less than optimal. Too easy to forget the gun is there, and if you forget it's there while going through airport security, what chance is there that you will forget it's there under other circumstances?

OTOH, when I was with TSA I made it through DFW checkpoints 7 times out of 10 tries with a .380 handgun in my carry on.

I didn't realize that it was at DFW. I saw the OP's question—"Or is that just Houston"—and assumed that it was Houston. Even so, my answer still applies, except make it "if she were the wife of Mike Rawlings (democrat mayor of Dallas)"......