TIL the US allows some commercial airline pilots to conceal carry guns lol (en.m.wikipedia.org)

submitted 2 months ago by RyanGosling@hexbear.net to c/chapotraphouse@hexbear.net

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In June 2015, a United Airlines FFDO threw live ammunition in the trash before eventually deciding to flush it down the lavatory toilet on an international flight from Houston to Munich.

In February 2017, a Southwest Airlines FFDO disembarked a plane in Phoenix, Arizona, leaving a loaded firearm unattended in the cockpit, after the FFDO was accused by a flight attendant of watching footage from a camera hidden in the airplane's lavatory.

In August 2022, a Delta Air Lines FFDO allegedly used his firearm to assault and intimidate a fellow crew member in response to a possible diversion of the aircraft due to a medical situation.

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[-] VILenin@hexbear.net 18 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

I have another thread going on this but they are also exempt from security screening. Like they just bypass the whole thing. Regular crew can too but they get “randomed” at about a 70% rate. I considered doing this for the perks but it would’ve made me a cop so I didn’t.

But hey it’s always fun to know that I’ll occasionally sit next to a guy that could just blow my brains out

[-] 666@lemmygrad.ml 7 points 2 months ago

Plane comrade, good work.

[-] RyanGosling@hexbear.net 5 points 2 months ago

but it would’ve made me a cop so I didn’t.

To be fair air cops only make like 4 arrests a year lol. Statistically, you probably won’t arrest anyone and if you do, it won’t be for loitering or being homeless. I think they get like $200 million in funding lol