A new story from the Associated Press:
ATLANTA (AP) - Rock guitarist Rick Derringer told a federal air marshal that he keeps his gun with him on commercial airline flights 30 to 50 times a year, and was only detained last month at Atlanta's airport near the end of a trip to Mexico, authorities said.
Found with a loaded gun in his carry-on bag after stepping off a Delta Air Lines flight from Cancun, Mexico, he now faces a criminal charge in Atlanta, court records show.
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The article also provides a documented instance when Derringer successfully got his firearm thru security:
On Jan. 5, Derringer had been processed through the Sarasota airport by its screeners and then flew to Atlanta and on to Cancun, records indicate.
"The person who missed this in the screening was terminated," said Rick Piccolo, president and CEO of Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport. "This is one where it got through, and the person did not do what they're supposed to do or trained to do."
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Link to the full article:
AJC.com: Rock musician charged with having loaded gun on Delta flight (Updated: Feb 10, 2017 - 7:36 PM)
Wikipedia says Derringer is the guy who wrote "Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo"