Posted
4/12/2004 04:26:00 PM
by Douglas
Air Marshals not adhering to the rigor of their chosen
profession? Say it ain't so. . .
A federal air marshal accidentally left her gun in a restroom beyond the security checkpoints at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport, officials say.
The weapon was discovered by a passenger who alerted an airline employee.
The marshal remained on the job after Thursday's incident when she visited an airport restroom and inadvertently left her gun behind, Dave Adams, spokesman for the Federal Air Marshal Service in Washington, said Saturday.
The restroom was beyond security checkpoints, airport spokeswoman Pat Smith said. So the risk was that someone could have discovered the gun and taken it on a flight.
I know I feel a lot safer knowing these highly trained and dedicated government workers are on the job. But what about the mall parking lot that is being deprived of their security guard?