Guest Anglesault Report post Posted July 19, 2003 ORLANDO, Fla. (July 17) - Airport security workers found a loaded handgun stuffed inside a brown teddy bear that a 9-year-old boy was carrying on a trip home after his family's Florida vacation, authorities said Thursday. The FBI is investigating how the gun got inside the teddy bear. A Transportation Security Administration worker noticed the outline of a gun when the bear passed through an X-ray machine at Orlando International Airport on Saturday. The TSA found a loaded .22-caliber gun after the bear was opened. The boy's family told investigators that the bear was a gift from a girl at the hotel where they stayed during their Orlando vacation. ''She appeared at their hotel room door and offered them the bear,'' said Robert Johnson, a TSA spokesman in Washington. ''The mother said it was OK and so the boy took it.'' The Miami Herald reported that the gun had been concealed by cutting a half-inch hole at the bottom of the bear, and that the gun had been reported stolen in 1996 in California. Johnson said the incident ''underscores the need to screen everyone and everything no matter how innocent the people or their belongings may appear.'' The boy's parents, Robert and Angela Barry of Grove City, Ohio, were questioned by FBI agents and released. The boy turned 10 on Monday. From her home in suburban Columbus, Angela Barry said she didn't want to talk about what happened until the FBI investigation was finished. ''I want every way possible for them to find out who did this,'' she said. The FBI did not immediately return a phone call seeking comment. I'm sorry, but the weight of the thing would alarm me right off the bat. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Retro Rob Report post Posted July 19, 2003 Yeah, I think it would be fairly obvious if there was a gun in a stuffed animal. Unless it was one of those HUGE stuffed animals, in which case it could have been missed. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest BDC Report post Posted July 19, 2003 Well, what that report left out was that it was a derringer, which are designed to be real small and real light. Not to be making excuses, but just explaining. What baffles me is what was supposed to go on here? Had they orchestrated a way for someone to be on the same flight to grab the bear and extract the gun or was this a "let's see if we can do it" thing? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Choken One Report post Posted July 19, 2003 Scary Thought... Was it a Care Bear? by any chance? Cuz that would own. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Lil Naitch Report post Posted July 19, 2003 A line from a GTA: Vice City radio show- w/ Maurice Chaves- "We have the right to bear arms...and arm bears...and all points in between!" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Vern Gagne Report post Posted July 19, 2003 I thought this was going to be about a drunk Ted Kennedy making a scene at the airport. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Lord of The Curry Report post Posted July 19, 2003 So they managed to conceal a .22 caliber gun by cutting a half-inch hole in the bottom of the bear? Something ain't right here. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rob E Dangerously 0 Report post Posted July 19, 2003 Teddy Ruxpin's revenge Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Fook_Hing_Ho Report post Posted July 20, 2003 Smokey says only YOU can prevent terrorism. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest kkktookmybabyaway Report post Posted July 20, 2003 Maybe the kid was an Air Marshal... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Some Guy Report post Posted July 23, 2003 When I saw the topic I thought they found Ted Kennedy drunk in an airport. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Retro Rob Report post Posted July 23, 2003 When I saw the topic I thought they found Ted Kennedy drunk in an airport. Verne beat you to it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Some Guy Report post Posted July 23, 2003 Whoops, serves me right for not reading the other posts. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Vern Gagne Report post Posted July 23, 2003 Whoops, serves me right for not reading the other posts. Great minds think alike! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Anglesault Report post Posted July 23, 2003 Whoops, serves me right for not reading the other posts. Great minds think alike! And America slips deeper into the abyss Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
