CA Assemblyman Tim Donnelly tries to carry loaded handgun on airplane

[The Straight Story]

Assemblyman Tim Donnelly tries to carry loaded handgun on airplane Assemblyman Tim Donnelly was cited today for having a loaded .45-caliber handgun in his carry-on bag at the Ontario airport.

The Twin Peaks Republican was stopped at a security checkpoint about 6:45 a.m. and eventually cited and released by airport police, said Nico Melendez, spokesman for the federal Transportation Security Administration. Donnelly's spokeswoman, Cassandra Joiner, said the citation is for possession of an unloaded handgun.

But Melendez said the .45-caliber Colt Mark IV had four rounds in its magazine and a spare magazine with five additional rounds. "When he was packing to leave, he had forgotten that it was in there," Joiner said. "He didn't realize it when he put it through the metal detector."

Read more here: http://blogs.sacbee.com/capitolalertlatest/2012/01/assemblyman-tim-donnelly-was-cited.html#storylink=cpy

[BiggJawn]

1. John Hostettler rides again!

What is it with ReTHUGlicans "forgetting" they have arms in their carry-ons. Hostettler's excuse was "Oops! wrong briefcase!" and the prosecutor and US Attorney bent over backwards not to charge him w/a felony so he could keep his seat.

Fortunately, Hostettler was defeated for re-election by Brad Ellsworth and lost his bid to replace Evan Bayh to seasoned lobbyist and ex-congresscritter Dan Coates.

[demosincebirth]

2. ...and he's still walking around free?

[hunter]

6. If he was Arabic, black, or Mexican he'd probably be full of holes...

[Liberal_in_LA]

7. regular person would have been arrested. Even a celebrity would have been arrested.

[yellowcanine]

3. Donnelly admits he is a doofus who can't be trusted with a gun.

"When he was packing to leave, he had forgotten that it was in there," Joiner said. "He didn't realize it when he put it through the metal detector."

So he had a loaded handgun and he didn't actually know where it was? Why should this guy be trusted with a gun? Suppose a child had gotten into that bag?

[LeftinOH]

4. Huh? When did they start banning guns on airplanes? Is this new?

[KamaAina]

5. Uh, what party is he, again?

"Tim Donnelly. Taking aim at Sacramento politics."