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groundloop

(12,386 posts)
Sat Nov 16, 2024, 03:18 AM Nov 16

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

Submariner

(12,719 posts)
2. It's probably just the Dallas MAGAidiots
Sat Nov 16, 2024, 03:59 AM
Nov 16

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

Montauk6

(8,768 posts)
12. If THAT'S the case...
Sat Nov 16, 2024, 02:09 PM
Nov 16

"HEY LOSERS!!! HE'S GOTTA GET TO DEALEY PLAZA FIRST, YA DINGBATS...."

Old Crank

(4,914 posts)
3. What is Gov. Abbott going to do?
Sat Nov 16, 2024, 03:59 AM
Nov 16

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

Lonestarblue

(11,983 posts)
8. He and Republicans will do nothing.
Sat Nov 16, 2024, 08:27 AM
Nov 16

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

(1,878 posts)
4. This is not the first shooting at this Dallas airport.
Sat Nov 16, 2024, 04:15 AM
Nov 16

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

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

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

DFW

(56,897 posts)
6. Maybe Haiti should issue a 30 day ban on planes flying to Texas
Sat Nov 16, 2024, 05:49 AM
Nov 16

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

lostnfound

(16,717 posts)
7. Yet another chance to wreck the economy
Sat Nov 16, 2024, 06:53 AM
Nov 16

Aviation is surprisingly critical to the US economy overall.

yaesu

(8,360 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
Nov 16

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

(2,796 posts)
18. We will never see those crime statistics.
Sat Nov 16, 2024, 03:51 PM
Nov 16

The Trump regime will make sure of that.

We need our own media.

purr-rat beauty

(600 posts)
11. Oh, It's just Responsible gun owners
Sat Nov 16, 2024, 01:39 PM
Nov 16

Don't worry and don't mention any of this shit

Gotta protect the guns!

chouchou

(1,432 posts)
14. I suspect. (actually my husband said this..
Sat Nov 16, 2024, 02:31 PM
Nov 16

"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

(3,318 posts)
20. This will probably be legalized under Trump
Sat Nov 16, 2024, 05:12 PM
Nov 16

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

slightlv

(4,445 posts)
21. I'm leaning toward more foreign airlines, ships, etc
Sat Nov 16, 2024, 07:53 PM
Nov 16

*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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