The man on CNN was on the plane whose baggage was on the carousel. He and his wife had their 2 and 3 year old with them and left the plane last bc of the kids. So people were running when they deplaned. I cannot even imagine
Post by cinderbella on Jan 6, 2017 15:12:42 GMT -5
We have friends that just boarded a Carnival cruise - they had just left the same baggage area as the shooting. I can't even imagine - I'd be so drunk out of sheer anxiety before the ship even left the port.
"Why would you ruin perfectly good peanuts by adding candy corn? That's like saying hey, I have these awesome nachos, guess I better add some dryer lint." - Nonny
Fuck people and their guns. Really. I cannot believe that all you need to do is check a gun and then can retrieve it at bagagge and tra la la around the airport. Seriously. We are so effed up. They are lucky this lone wolf POS showed us the error of our ways and this wasn't much, much worse. Those poor people.
Unless you're law enforcement, I really don't know why you should be allowed to pack a gun WITH bullets in this day and age. When is this madness going to stop?
Unless you're law enforcement, I really don't know why you should be allowed to pack a gun WITH bullets in this day and age. When is this madness going to stop?
Yeah, this is crazy to me. I didn't know you could do that.
Discharged from US military 4 months ago, honorable. Boarded in Alaska, changed planes in Montreal. Got bag from baggage claim (and it was in the bag legally). Took it to the restroom, loaded it. Semi-automatic handgun. Reloaded twice, total of 3 magazines (about 18 shots each) and fired them. 45 seconds to kill 5, wound 8, terrorize thousands. He laid the gun down, sat down and waited to be apprehended. 26 year old, Esteban Santiago. ID of victims and wounded won't be realized until all ID is made and families notified.
Unless you're law enforcement, I really don't know why you should be allowed to pack a gun WITH bullets in this day and age. When is this madness going to stop?
Yeah, this is crazy to me. I didn't know you could do that.
Check the twitter account for TSA. They seize hundreds of guns/week. And that's just carry-ons.
Yeah, this is crazy to me. I didn't know you could do that.
Check the twitter account for TSA. They seize hundreds of guns/week. And that's just carry-ons.
And the sad reality of our weak ass gun laws is that anyone can be carrying one around at any time because they are so easy to get. So he could have walked in off the street to that baggage area. Or into a grocery store or mall or wherever.
This shit is overwhelming. I don't even know how to fix what is wrong with this country relative to guns at this point. we've got so many on the streets, how do we get them out of the hands of people who are unstable?
Fuck this shit. I'm sitting in an airport right now with my disabled husband who isn't running anywhere if one of these crazies unloads on us. I hate people so much. but hey, let's not make stricter gun laws or more mental health services. That would be insane.
Discharged from US military 4 months ago, honorable. Boarded in Alaska, changed planes in Montreal. Got bag from baggage claim (and it was in the bag legally). Took it to the restroom, loaded it. Semi-automatic handgun. Reloaded twice, total of 3 magazines (about 18 shots each) and fired them. 45 seconds to kill 5, wound 8, terrorize thousands. He laid the gun down, sat down and waited to be apprehended. 26 year old, Esteban Santiago. ID of victims and wounded won't be realized until all ID is made and families notified.
Air Canada now saying they had no passenger by that name on any flight today and no checked guns on flights to Fort Lauderdale. They now think he came in on a flight from another carrier.
All flights to Fort Lauderdale are being diverted or not even taking off at the airport of origination. A lot of cruise ships or ported at Ft Lauderdale and typically they leave on Saturdays.
Air Canada now saying they had no passenger by that name on any flight today and no checked guns on flights to Fort Lauderdale. They now think he came in on a flight from another carrier.
All flights to Fort Lauderdale are being diverted or not even taking off at the airport of origination. A lot of cruise ships or ported at Ft Lauderdale and typically they leave on Saturdays.
Someone reported Alaska to Minneapolis to Ft Lauderdale.
Born in NJ, family is from PR originally. Facebook is just full of hate and disgusting things that I refuse to repeat, but I am highly mortified to be a white person right now.
I am so sick over this, so very sick. I travel all the time for work. I can't allow myself to think about this to much or I won't be able to function. Those poor people and their families.