Gun-toting granny hits Dublin Airport

TMH

"A grandmother is being questioned by gardai after she attempted to board a Ryanair flight to Birmingham with two loaded pistols in her luggage.

Security staff at Dublin Airport noticed the suspicious-looking objects in the 68-year-old’s carry-on luggage as it passed through an X-ray machine shortly before 8pm last night.

A search of the bag was conducted and two loaded 9mm handguns were found, along with a quantity of loose ammunition.

Detectives investigating the incident believe that a relative of the woman may have been threatened at her UK home and the pensioner was hoping that the guns could be used to prevent further intimidation."


Ryanair drives people to do all kinds of crazy things.

Full Indo article: http://www.independent.ie/national-news/dublin-grandmother-questioned-after-airport-gun-discovery-2137956.html

El Weirdo

Watch out Brummytom! She's probably after you!

Mint Sauce

maybe it was to shoot the lock on the new pay to pee loos

you know these oul un's and their weak bladders

admiralofthefleet

i hope she didnt have too many bullets, ryanair charge 50c each

CoalBucket

Maybe she just wanted to warn off the ryanair staff trying to sell her lottery tickets

pathway33

probably just wanted a decent seat

stovelid

Thought she'd be a grandmother in her 30s until I saw the age.

Impressive.

Danbo!

TMH wrote: »

I suppose Ryanair will drive people to do some strange things.

Hmmm, what?

Mint Sauce

stovelid wrote: »

Thought she'd be a grandmother in her 30s until I saw the age.

Impressive.

damn you edited that quick, well there goes my smart remark

brummytom

TMH wrote: »

"A grandmother is being questioned by gardai after she attempted to board a Ryanair flight to Birmingham with two loaded pistols in her luggage.

Ohhh it's on granny. :mad:



/loads pistols

Mike 1972

Maybe the plan was to hijack the plane and force the plane to fly to an airport in the actual advertised destination rather than the "Ryanairport" 150 Km away ?

starbelgrade

She should have pulled one of the guns on the customs officer & said, "Go ahead punk, make my grey.."

http://doctorbulldog.files.wordpress.com/2009/04/granny-with-gun.jpg

bob50

Read this story in the star today


Seems the granny was going over to help her daughter because her daughter was getting hassle and grief from local yobs smashing her windows etc Seeing how the police over there havent bothered when people are suffering anti social behaviour have died of heart attacks & stress from these vandals in england.

if this is the case she was right to try and bring the guns over to her

El Weirdo

bob50 wrote: »

Read this story in the star today


Seems the granny was going over to help her daughter because her daughter was getting hassle and grief from local yobs smashing her windows etc Seeing how the police over there havent bothered when people are suffering anti social behaviour have died of heart attacks & stress from these vandals in england.

if this is the case she was right to try and bring the guns over to her

Yeah. Because guns solve all of the world's problems.:rolleyes:

Bolag_the_2nd

Relax that was just Outlaw Petes granny.:rolleyes:

Bob the Seducer

"...along with a quantity of loose ammunition. "

avoiding Ryanair's excess loading charge :pac:

Mint Sauce

guns dont kill people, grannys do

Witcher

She could have just posted them if she was trying to get them to her daughter to blow some lads knee cap off but I think granny wanted the joy of pulling the gun from her waistband to do his knee cap in:pac:

Scatter..grannys packing heat:pac:

http://doctorbulldog.files.wordpress.com/2009/04/granny-with-gun.jpg

My name is URL

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--K3X6rptE4

pebbles21

I wonder what sensational nickname Paul Williams will give her in next sundays News Of The World ?

Bolag_the_2nd

Blay wrote: »

She could have just posted them if she was trying to get them to her daughter to blow some lads knee cap off but I think granny wanted the joy of pulling the gun from her waitband to do his knee cap in:pac:

Scatter..grannys packing heat:pac:

http://doctorbulldog.files.wordpress.com/2009/04/granny-with-gun.jpg

so she pauses for a bit?

Witcher

Bolag_the_2nd wrote: »

so she pauses for a bit?

Her arthritis slows her down but she'll sling lead as good as anyone..;)<< she shot this guy's eye out:pac:

bob50

El Weirdo wrote: »

Yeah. Because guns solve all of the world's problems.:rolleyes:

It solves some of the problems and can prevent problems getting worse:D

dylano_k

FFS Nanny:o

Stop or my gran will shoot

Manic Moran

El Weirdo wrote: »

Yeah. Because guns solve all of the world's problems.:rolleyes:

They don't. No rational person would ever claim they do. They are, however, extremely well suited to solving a small number of specific problems.

Where the devil does a granny find two 9mm pistols anyway? Holdovers from before the 1974 'temporary prohibition'? Maybe husband didn't feel inclined to turn them in.

NTM

sdanseo

bob50 wrote: »

Read this story in the star today


Seems the granny was going over to help her daughter because her daughter was getting hassle and grief from local yobs smashing her windows etc Seeing how the police over there havent bothered when people are suffering anti social behaviour have died of heart attacks & stress from these vandals in england.

if this is the case she was right to try and bring the guns over to her

So fitting punishment for smashing a window is to be shot with not one but two guns by a granny?

You're sick and twisted :P

bob50

sdonn wrote: »

So fitting punishment for smashing a window is to be shot with not one but two guns by a granny?

You're sick and twisted :P

So What should the poor woman do ?? sit there in her house while she & her family are being terrorised out of their lives ?? ring the police " we'll call out to you later"

Typicial do gooder liberal talk

I Never said she should shoot these "poor unforuntate vandals" just a show of force maybe enough to keep these vandals away

TMH

Stee wrote: »

Hmmm, what?

Sorry, was my grammar inadequate? I'll fix it, just for you.
Otherwise my absolutely hilarious reference to Ryanair's history of poor customer satisfaction should have been quite 'gettable', no?

we'llallhavetea_old

yes, where the feck did she get two 9mm guns? did she have a license for them? can you bring your guns with you on holiday? (seriously, can you?)

Sharpshooter

we'llallhavetea wrote: »

yes, where the feck did she get two 9mm guns? did she have a license for them? can you bring your guns with you on holiday? (seriously, can you?)

No idea, but in fairness she was packing for her holiday.

Are you asked if you packed to kill?:pac:

Or just if you have anything to declare.:p

goose2005

Manic Moran wrote: »

They don't. No rational person would ever claim they do. They are, however, extremely well suited to solving a small number of specific problems.

Where the devil does a granny find two 9mm pistols anyway? Holdovers from before the 1974 'temporary prohibition'? Maybe husband didn't feel inclined to turn them in.

NTM

I think she was from a criminal family and "known to the gardaí".

Stinicker

What a fool had she taken a car and the ferry she would have gotten away with it! Most likely Ryanair objected due to the gun being overweight.:D

rossie1977

the most amazing part of this story is that security actually found the guns, this must be a first for airport security :eek:

Manic Moran

we'llallhavetea wrote: »

yes, where the feck did she get two 9mm guns? did she have a license for them? can you bring your guns with you on holiday? (seriously, can you?)

Depends on the laws in the other country. Almost invariably requires declaration at Customs, usually with forms and often pre-arrangement, but as far as I know every country in Europe except for the UK allows the import of pistols by visitors. Of course, you can't just store it in your hotel, there are often storage requirements. When travelling on holiday within the US I routinely fly with a firearm to shoot at the other end with my friends.

the most amazing part of this story is that security actually found the guns, this must be a first for airport security

Bizarrely, we'd find a firearm in carry-on luggage about once a week in Oakland. Damned if I know how so many people are so daft.

NTM

Corega

Stinicker wrote: »

What a fool had she taken a car and the ferry she would have gotten away with it! Most likely Ryanair objected due to the gun being overweight.:D

She could have left the guns at home, a granny in a Nissan Micra is a lot more dangerous than a granny packing two 9 mil's.

Cookie_Monster

It is understood she accepted responsibility for possession of the guns.

and yet she was allowed to walk free from the cop shop without charge for possession of illegal / unlicensed firearms, WTF? :mad:

GavRedKing

Dual wielding granny shots up Birginham........cool. :cool:

General Zod

bob50 wrote: »

So What should the poor woman do ?? sit there in her house while she & her family are being terrorised out of their lives ?? ring the police " we'll call out to you later"

Typicial do gooder liberal talk

I Never said she should shoot these "poor unforuntate vandals" just a show of force maybe enough to keep these vandals away

Her and her family are well known to police, they aren't angels. Where do you think she got the guns from?

force majeure

Well looks like she is NOT Harry Callaghan's [dirty Harry] granny which is a pity.

grizzly

She'll not do time for it. It's sad that she felt it necessary to carry weapons with her to protect her family. Either she had very little fate in the police or perhaps she was too frequently on the wrong side of them.

later12

What's sad is that she bred a school of such incomplete, destructive idiots.

I assume that something rubbed off.

Yawns

what's sad is how old this thread is...

tommyhaas

bob50 wrote: »

Read this story in the star today


Seems the granny was going over to help her daughter because her daughter was getting hassle and grief from local yobs smashing her windows etc Seeing how the police over there havent bothered when people are suffering anti social behaviour have died of heart attacks & stress from these vandals in england.

if this is the case she was right to try and bring the guns over to her

I'm fairly sure Brum is notorious for gun crime. A granny with a gun on a weekend trip would probably just escalate things to a level beyond said granny

pebbles21 wrote: »

I wonder what sensational nickname Paul Williams will give her in next sundays News Of The World ?

I'm pretty sure he can't give out nicknames in the NOTW anymore, what with the paper having shut down and that..

seanybiker

tommyhaas wrote: »

I'm fairly sure Brum is notorious for gun crime. A granny with a gun on a weekend trip would probably just escalate things to a level beyond said granny



I'm pretty sure he can't give out nicknames in the NOTW anymore, what with the paper having shut down and that..

It wasn't shut down last year when the post you quoted was made

tommyhaas

seanybiker wrote: »

It wasn't shut down last year when the post you quoted was made

Well I don't check that sh!t, I just assumed it happened in the last few hours. Why was the thread resurrected? And how long did it take that person to even find the thread?

grizzly

I didn't want to start a new thread when there is a perfectly god thread here. Some day we'll run out and then you'll thank me.

Manic Moran

I'm inclined to agree. It's directly relevant to the old thread, an update to it, and makes more sense in context to resurrect it. Necrothreads are not automatically bad. I'm sorry that the wheels of justice don't turn quickly enough to allow an update to the status before the thread is considered 'old'

NTM

Riddle101

pebbles21 wrote: »

I wonder what sensational nickname Paul Williams will give her in next sundays News Of The World ?

How about Nanny Brown. Named after Harry Brown but obviously the female version.