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    TSA: Woman tried to bring stun gun on plane in NYC

    NEW YORK (AP) — Authorities say a college student from China was arrested trying to carry a combination stun gun and flashlight onto a plane in New York City.

    Sihui "Hannah" Xie said by phone Sunday that she pleaded not guilty and believes her weapons-possession case is on track to be resolved with a fine. Court records aren't immediately available.

    The Transportation Security Administration says a checkpoint screener spotted the item in Xie's carry-on luggage as she headed for an Orlando, Fla.-bound flight at Kennedy Airport. The TSA says the device initially just appeared to be a flashlight, but the screener looked more closely and saw it also was a stun gun.

    Xie was then arrested. She's a student at Fort Hays State University in Hays, Kan.

     
    • qwerty  •  4 mths ago
      I wonder what are they going to do when they come out with the a stun gun app for the iPhone....
      • Bob 4 mths ago
        HA! I'd get one :))) I hate flying anyway...
    • Grim Reaper  •  4 mths ago
      Jeez...you can't even carry on a frosted cupcake these days what was she thinking? And the soldier who tried to carry on military explosives? What the hell?
      • jim 4 mths ago
        The article I read never said he was a soldier, just military grade wrapping.
      • Topper 4 mths ago
        I read of Amerika's treatment of their people and feel they are doing pretty much what I wanted to do but couldn't get done?
        ADOLPH
      • Davidgcoast 4 mths ago
        Actually the grenades he had were fake, Just trainers
    • Samuel  •  Raleigh, North Carolina  •  4 mths ago
      I wish a whole lot of passengers had been in possesion of stun guns on 9/11. It would have been a different story then !
    • Tango  •  Tampa, Florida  •  4 mths ago
      Anyone notice that since the "cupcake caper" that all of a sudden we are hearing about weapons,bombs,stun guns and the arrest of those carrying those items? Perhaps they are just trying to "polish" the TSA's image and make it look like they are really doing any good? Me thinks it is not working.......
      • H 4 mths ago
        About the cupcake....I would have said "fine" and stood there and ate it right in front of them.
      • A Yahoo! User 4 mths ago
        OMG shes got a cruller hit the deck!!! lol
      • D. 4 mths ago
        Excellent point, Tango. The TSA is engaged in the usual governmental brainwashing - propaganda mode to keep the public under their dirty thumbs.
    • Fred  •  4 mths ago
      I am stunned.
    • JohnS  •  Norfolk, Virginia  •  4 mths ago
      I dont' blame her for having a stun gun. When seconds count, the police are only minutes away.
      • D. 4 mths ago
        If you can trust them. What about that California Highway Patrolman who is up for parole right now after having served 20 years in prison for murdering a beautiful young teenage girl after pulling her over between San Diego and Los Angeles? How about that off duty, career, LAPD cop caught in the act of multiple residential burglaries ? Yeah.
      • happy 4 mths ago
        On a plane ?
      • Luis Flores 4 mths ago
        What's the name of the CHP officer?
    • StevenK  •  Nanjing, China  •  4 mths ago
      At least it wasn't a cupcake.
    • Carol M  •  Miami, Florida  •  4 mths ago
      I keep a stun gun in my purse...half the time I forget it is even there. That is most likely what she did.
    • LyleC  •  Homer, Alaska  •  4 mths ago
      TSA; simply the best example of washed away civil liberties! Benjamin Franklin once said "a person who gives up liberty for security deserves neither" I beg ALL American citizens to closely examine our current politico system. The conspiracies you hear about are 99% true!! The evidence is there (YouTube; Loose Change). Our government would like for you to believe the other party is to blame for senate gridlock, this is so you won't focus on what is really happening to our liberties all in the name of an internally created threat by provoking the Muslims and then calling them terrorists for defending themselves.
    • Kevin  •  Knoxville, Tennessee  •  4 mths ago
      I live in south, I don't consider myself a redneck, I am college educated , employed and pay my taxes. I also went through a conceal carry class to learn how to shoot accurately. Unless I am working, my pistol is with me at all times. I don't plan on being a victim of a crime. Those whom oppose guns are the ones that will be the victims. It is your choice to carry or not, I respect that choice, but under no circumstances will someone else dictate or talk down to me because I carry, especially after paying the money, investing the time to do it the right way, LEGALLY. On the same note I also know to check my pistol in my regular luggage and not on the carry on when flying.
    • Katmandoo  •  4 mths ago
      Stun guns don't bother me much.....it's those screaming babies and wild rowdy kids......when are they going to screen forthose?
    • Clay M  •  Greensburg, Pennsylvania  •  4 mths ago
      Maybe, just maybe, this young lady carries a stun gun for personal protection.
    • Chivo  •  4 mths ago
      Here we are making a big deal about a little Stun Gun when they charge bag fees, and crowd us like cattle.
    • Caddman  •  Columbus, Ohio  •  4 mths ago
      American towns that require residents to own firearms have less crime that those that ban them. Police can't protect you. They arrive after the fact and investigate.
    • Virginian  •  4 mths ago
      Their seems to be something big brewing with all these TSA airport incidents,tests from whom
    • Mark  •  4 mths ago
      At least it wasn't a frosted cupcake!
    • Mr. E  •  Herndon, Virginia  •  4 mths ago
      Oops, thought it was a cupcake. My bad.
    • Davids Texas  •  Georgetown, Texas  •  4 mths ago
      No end to stupidity.
    • frank  •  4 mths ago
      My female family memebers are locked and loaded to include tasers. There's a need to have protection. The lady was irresponsible for not checking with the airline before taking it on the plane.
    • Caddman  •  Columbus, Ohio  •  4 mths ago
      Until people are allowed to defend themselves, they will not be safe. The more government "protects" you the weaker you become and the easier it is to control you.
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