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Former Delta pilot indicted after allegedly threatening to shoot captain midflight
(www.nbcnews.com)
Yup, the answer to guns is more guns.
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And if we have a gun problem its not a gun problem its a mental health problem. If we have a mental health problem then its not my problem. Now if you'll excuse me, I need to buy another gun to protect myself. No, I don't have a mental health problem. Hoarding guns is the american way!
This is the best summary I could come up with:
Jonathan J. Dunn was indicted on Oct. 18 for interfering with the crew of a commercial airline flight, the U.S. Department of Transportation's Office of the Inspector General said in a news release.
“After a disagreement about a potential flight diversion due to a passenger medical event, Dunn told the captain they would be shot multiple times if the captain diverted the flight,” the statement said.
Under the program, FFDOs are authorized by the Transportation Security Administration to carry their TSA-issued firearm and equipment onboard an aircraft to defend the flight deck against criminal violence or air piracy.
The DOT’s Office of the Inspector General is conducting the investigation with the FBI, with assistance from the Federal Aviation Administration.
The news comes just a week after an off-duty Alaska Airlines pilot, Joseph Emerson, was charged with more than 80 counts of attempted murder after he allegedly tried to shut down the plane’s engines while sitting in the cockpit of a flight from Washington state to San Francisco.
In that case, Emerson told investigators he had taken psychedelic mushrooms 48 hours before the incident, that he had been depressed, and that he believed he was experiencing a mental breakdown.
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Glad I don't have any flights coming up
Whaddya mean ... we've got pilots in the jumpseat of one flight trying to shut down the engines mid-flight, we've got pilots in another carrying guns and threatening to shoot each other over ordinary operational issues ... now that's entertainment! 🧑✈️ Waiting for an episode where the FAs gang up on a rude passenger and try to open a door (depressurizing in the process) and toss them out, all while filming on their (FA's) phones for social media points.
"What an idiot"