Sunday, April 01, 2007

Brady President Detained on Airport Gun Charge

Former Fort Wayne mayor and current Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence President Paul Helmke was detained briefly this morning at Dulles International Airport when an undeclared semiautomatic pistol was found in his purse by TSA inspectors.
Unbelievable. Click on title link for further details.

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6 comments:

Anonymous said...

Nice one, David.

AlanDP said...

Good one, because it is believable. I wouldn't be surprised if it really happened.

Kurt '45superman' Hofmann said...

I'm such a sucker--I bought that one hook, line, and sinker (or perhaps lock, stock, and barrel would be more appropriate).

Kurt '45superman' Hofmann said...

By the way, saying that the pistol was found in his purse was a nice touch.

Anonymous said...

Heh heh heh... I knew it was April Fool's Day, but, O, the delicious irony if it were true!

Anonymous said...

got me ..... again!!