Thread: Airport employee shot in leg at ticket counter

Armstrong Airport employee shot in leg at ticket counter

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Posted on July 25, 2011 at 11:58 AM
Updated today at 1:51 PM

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KENNER, La. ― A bullet from a hunting rifle that was being checked in at Armstrong International Airport on Monday morning struck a United Airlines employee in the leg.

The employee was taken to the hospital, officials said, where he was treated for non-life threatening injuries, said Sgt. Larry Dyess, Sheriff's Office spokesman.

Harvey, La., resident Edward Deubler, 65, was issued a misdemeanor summons for negligent injury. He was attempting to check his rifle in at the United Airlines ticket counter when the gun fired, Dyess said.

According to TSA rules, firearms carried as checked baggage must be unloaded, packed in a locked hard-sided container, and declared to the airline at check-in.

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What a dumb ass why didnt he check his gun at home.Why was it loaded.Seems to me this guy needs to go back to hunter safety again.Common since goes a long way.Im a hunter and i never store a gun loaded i always check it before and after i hunt with it and before i put it away.If i get it out again i check it again before i hunt with it.

What a dumb ass why didnt he check his gun at home.Why was it loaded.Seems to me this guy needs to go back to hunter safety again

You got that right duckman.