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Good Guy With a Gun on a Plane
« on: April 17, 2025, 09:06:09 PM »
Not in the US, in Belize. An American tried to hijack a plane at knifepoint, and an armed Belizean (not LE) shot him.

https://www.cnn.com/2025/04/17/americas/belize-plane-hijack-american-shot-intl-latam/index.html

It was on one of their smaller regional island hoppers. I have flown on them before and they are mostly Caravans and DHC-6s. It has been a long time, but my recollection is that while I of course had already gone through security flying into the country, boarding the regional plane was just walking onboard with no security check. Legally armed Belizeans are apparently allowed to fly armed domestically.

Oops - wrong link.  :rofl:
Fixed.
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Re: Good Guy With a Gun on a Plane
« Reply #1 on: April 17, 2025, 10:28:24 PM »
Saw that on TV where I had dinner... Was the dude from St. Louis? He should have known better...
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Re: Good Guy With a Gun on a Plane
« Reply #2 on: April 18, 2025, 06:27:50 AM »
"An American tried to hijack a plane at knifepoint, and an armed Belizean (not LE) shot him."

Somehow it's Trump's fault.
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Re: Good Guy With a Gun on a Plane
« Reply #3 on: April 18, 2025, 11:52:57 PM »
Quote from: Bogie on April 17, 2025, 10:28:24 PM
Saw that on TV where I had dinner... Was the dude from St. Louis? He should have known better...

The news tonight indicate that he used to be a teacher somewhere in the St. Louis area but they didn't specify where.
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