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groundloop

(12,260 posts)
Sat Nov 16, 2024, 03:18 AM Saturday

Gunfire strikes Southwest plane on tarmac of Dallas airport, officials say

Source: CBS News


There were no injuries after a Southwest flight carrying passengers was struck by gunfire on the tarmac of Dallas Love Field Friday night, authorities said.

Southwest Airlines Flight 2494 was preparing for departure to Indianapolis when "a bullet apparently struck the right side of the aircraft under the flight deck," a Southwest spokesperson told CBS News in a statement.

The airline said no one was hurt. A spokesperson for Dallas Love Field said in an email that the aircraft returned to its gate after sustaining damage from a "security incident" and the passengers deplaned. The runway was also temporarily closed, but has since reopened.

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In its own statement provided to CBS News, the Federal Aviation Administration said that the Boeing 737-800 "was reportedly struck by gunfire near the cockpit."

Read more: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/gunfire-strikes-southwest-plane-tarmac-dallas-love-field/



I'm at a loss for words. Our country is fucked in so many ways.

Just a few days ago the FAA issued a 30 ban on US airlines flying to Haiti because of gunfire striking planes, how long before important foreign airlines are banned from flying to the US?
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Gunfire strikes Southwest plane on tarmac of Dallas airport, officials say (Original Post) groundloop Saturday OP
gun humping America Skittles Saturday #1
Did they announce whether Ted Cruz was on the plane? FakeNoose Saturday #19
It's probably just the Dallas MAGAidiots Submariner Saturday #2
If THAT'S the case... Montauk6 Saturday #12
What is Gov. Abbott going to do? Old Crank Saturday #3
He and Republicans will do nothing. Lonestarblue Saturday #8
gun humping cowards are a dime a dozen in Texas Skittles Saturday #15
This is not the first shooting at this Dallas airport. C0RI0LANUS Saturday #4
The Shot Heard Across the Country MrWowWow Saturday #5
Maybe Haiti should issue a 30 day ban on planes flying to Texas DFW Saturday #6
Yet another chance to wreck the economy lostnfound Saturday #7
But was the gun safe? travelingthrulife Saturday #9
I suspect that there will be thousands of acts of violence across the US during the fascist regime yaesu Saturday #10
We will never see those crime statistics. hadEnuf Saturday #18
Oh, It's just Responsible gun owners purr-rat beauty Saturday #11
Open carry state Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Saturday #13
I suspect. (actually my husband said this.. chouchou Saturday #14
Dallas Love gay texan Saturday #16
Send the repair bill to the NRA Blue_Tires Saturday #17
This will probably be legalized under Trump SpankMe Saturday #20
I'm leaning toward more foreign airlines, ships, etc slightlv Saturday #21

Submariner

(12,665 posts)
2. It's probably just the Dallas MAGAidiots
Sat Nov 16, 2024, 03:59 AM
Saturday

celebrating there annual holiday early, because they get excited relishing the anniversary of the assassination of President John F Kennedy.

Old Crank

(4,635 posts)
3. What is Gov. Abbott going to do?
Sat Nov 16, 2024, 03:59 AM
Saturday

Texas has been in GOP control for 30 years. Everything that happens is the GOP's fault.

Lonestarblue

(11,807 posts)
8. He and Republicans will do nothing.
Sat Nov 16, 2024, 08:27 AM
Saturday

They have shoved every gun safety regulation into the trash. Besides they’re all too busy figuring out their next steps for further controlling women’s lives and denying them healthcare by setting up a police state to monitor them.

C0RI0LANUS

(1,299 posts)
4. This is not the first shooting at this Dallas airport.
Sat Nov 16, 2024, 04:15 AM
Saturday

Below is a 2022 video of woman opening fire inside this airport:

https://www.cnn.com/videos/us/2022/07/27/dallas-love-field-airport-shooting-surveillance-video-new-day-sot-vpx.cnn

In 2021, Texas reported 1,006,555 firearms licenses and 45.7% of adults say they live in homes with guns.

In an average year, 4,122 people die and 7,726 are wounded by guns in Texas.

This equates to 11 people killed and 21 wounded every day in the Lone Star State.

Luckily no one was killed or wounded in this idiotic incident.

Sources:

https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/gun-ownership-rates-by-state/52/

https://everystat.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Gun-Violence-in-Texas-2024-05.pdf

MrWowWow

(381 posts)
5. The Shot Heard Across the Country
Sat Nov 16, 2024, 05:38 AM
Saturday

Was this just an anomaly, the continuation of a pattern, or the beginning of a new one?

DFW

(56,513 posts)
6. Maybe Haiti should issue a 30 day ban on planes flying to Texas
Sat Nov 16, 2024, 05:49 AM
Saturday

The danger to their citizens is just too great, doncha know......

yaesu

(8,229 posts)
10. I suspect that there will be thousands of acts of violence across the US during the fascist regime
Sat Nov 16, 2024, 01:24 PM
Saturday

chaos creates chaos and now that the rule of law no longer exists it will be a wild west free for all. Major crime statistics will be going through the roof.

hadEnuf

(2,698 posts)
18. We will never see those crime statistics.
Sat Nov 16, 2024, 03:51 PM
Saturday

The Trump regime will make sure of that.

We need our own media.

chouchou

(1,294 posts)
14. I suspect. (actually my husband said this..
Sat Nov 16, 2024, 02:31 PM
Saturday

"I wonder if someone was trying to actually hit the flight deck" "I say that, because...some people who are not familiar with rifles, may not understand that when you aim a rifle at a target..(horizontally)...the bullet drops the same as if it dropped it out of your hand.
If a person was 3000-5000 feet..that might be the distance that the bullet hit under the flight deck and NOT THE PILOTS> Geez..

SpankMe

(3,242 posts)
20. This will probably be legalized under Trump
Sat Nov 16, 2024, 05:12 PM
Saturday

Until it is, shooting at aircraft is treated as especially serious by the feds.

slightlv

(4,325 posts)
21. I'm leaning toward more foreign airlines, ships, etc
Sat Nov 16, 2024, 07:53 PM
Saturday

*choosing* not to come to America, and to do as little business as possible with us. Like tourism, which I figure is going to be taking a real hit by the coming summer. The U.S. has proven itself to be a lawless, violent country. Some foreign countries may actually issue travel warnings and alerts on the U.S., much like we do on foreign countries where violence is endemic. trumps election is going to hurt this country in more ways than we ever could have originally imagined.

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