TN man caught with loaded rifles at JFK

[DaveS]

What is up with the mag well on that silver AR looking thing?

At first, I thought the thing was some sort of paintball or airsoft gun. If it's a .22, could it be a .22 Magazine in there? It's not a very good picture in my opinion.

 

DaveS

[TripleDigitRide]

I wonder if the defacing of serial numbers is because the guns were painted or if they were truly defaced.

:rolleyes:

One of the news article said the numbers were considered "defaced" because they had been painted over, making them difficult or impossible to read. The numbers were not removed, according to the article.

[GoneBallistic]

Those are good questions Dave. I read one story where the serial numbers were obscured by paint, and one where they were scratched. Who knows? Typical reporting I guess. The Port Authority did claim one had a round in the chamber.

 

He checked them in through "baggage check" as you said. Is inspecting the contents a normal thing to do, or do those cases go through xray?

 

DaveS

They are all scanned at most airports.

[TripleDigitRide]

According to the Port Authority spokesperson, He walked directly to the counter and told them he needed to check in the guns. He was not trying to slip though undetected. He simply failed to understand and follow the gun laws within the states he was traveling. 

[mikegideon]

One more example of the New York Fatherland and our trusty news media blowing things way out of proportion. 

[TMF]

According to the Port Authority spokesperson, He walked directly to the counter and told them he needed to check in the guns. He was not trying to slip though undetected. He simply failed to understand and follow the gun laws within the states he was traveling.

Clearly showed terroristic intent.

[Jonnin]

its pretty easy to leave 1 in the chamber on a .22 rifle, pull the mag out and think its done.  If we are talking he checked them in, mags were unloaded and not in the guns, all but one empty and one round forgotten, then its just a screw up.   A rather dumb screw up, but who is going to do what crime with one round of .22 in a gun that is about to be sealed up and put in the cargo area of the plane until trip is done?  

 

Serial numbers don't sound to be removed, just painted over.   A bad rattle can paint job, but if the # is THERE in the metal, not filed off, its THERE.  Also stupid, but any DIY gun finishing job could do that.   I question that it is illegal...  2 seconds with a piece of rough sand paper and its fixed and most likely you can read the # painted or not. 

[Oh Shoot]

.... A rather dumb screw up, but who is going to do what crime with one round of .22 in a gun that is about to be sealed up and put in the cargo area of the plane until trip is done?  

 

Serial numbers don't sound to be removed, just painted over.   A bad rattle can paint job, but if the # is THERE in the metal, not filed off, its THERE.  Also stupid, but any DIY gun finishing job could do that.   I question that it is illegal...  2 seconds with a piece of rough sand paper and its fixed and most likely you can read the # painted or not. 

 

Logic will get you nowhere nowadays. What possible danger arises from an empty cartridge casing in DC? Yet it's illegal if you don't have a permit to own a gun, up to a grand fine and year in jail.

 

- OS

[DaveS]

its pretty easy to leave 1 in the chamber on a .22 rifle, pull the mag out and think its done.  

If you properly clear and safety a weapon no matter what caliber...it's difficult to leave a round in the chamber. Just saying.....

 

DaveS

[Garufa]

its pretty easy to leave 1 in the chamber on a .22 rifle, pull the mag out and think its done.

 

No, it's not, unless your are totally careless.  Anyone ignorant enough to walk into an airport with one in the chamber really needs to stay away from guns.  I would prefer he never had possession of another gun again.

 

Dude should at least be fined for that purple thing

[Jonnin]

No, it's not, unless your are totally careless.

 

 

Exactly.  Guy sounds like a moron, but not a criminal.  And he surely needs to stay away from guns.

[Volphin]

Only one of two things happening here.  1) Dude wants out of the .mil really badly.  2) Dude wants to set up legal action against NY.

The tip off is the weapons & mags themselves and the choices made by painting his guns in weird colors.

 

'Course he could just be a whack-o.

 

Wish he was from bama or something though.  ;)

[Lumber_Jack]

What is up with the mag well on that silver AR looking thing?

It's a Mossberg 715T. It's a .22 that looks like an AR but takes proprietary mags. The mags look like Ar mags on the bottom but thin .22 mags on top.

[TMF]

Only one of two things happening here. 1) Dude wants out of the .mil really badly. 2) Dude wants to set up legal action against NY.
The tip off is the weapons & mags themselves and the choices made by painting his guns in weird colors.

'Course he could just be a whack-o.

Wish he was from bama or something though. ;)

I know we don't want to believe it, but there really are people this stupid out there. I encounter them all the time. He's young and had his head up his rectum. Hopefully he learned a lesson that won't earn him a criminal record.

[Glock30]

What is up with the mag well on that silver AR looking thing?

 

Looks like a magwell lock, similar to this, but the color is off. Then again, if he painted a rifle purple...

[shortround]

I do re-read my post prior to "hitting the button". I usually type what I mean, and mean what I type, just so you know. Nothing against any veteran, active soldier or wanna be's.  ;)

 

DaveS

 

It was perfectly clear to me what you meant.