Secret Service Detail Leaves Gun Unattended on Romney's Charter Flight

[secdrl]

TAMPA - A member of Mitt Romney's Secret Service detail was removed today from a campaign trip after she accidentally left her firearm unattended in the candidate's charter plane bathroom.

The agent in question left a gun unattended in the bathroom of the plane during a flight between Tampa and Indiana. The gun was found by a reporter on board who immediately informed the agent, who then went back into the bathroom and retrieved the weapon.

Ed Donovan, a spokesman for the United States Secret Service, told ABC News that officials are "aware of the incident."

"We take the care and custody of our equipment - especially firearms - very seriously," he said. "We will deal with this matter internally and in an appropriate manner."

The Romney campaign referred all questions regarding the incident to the Secret Service.

The gun was left in the bathroom primarily used by media in the back of the plane. Romney and his staff sit in the front several rows of the plane and the candidate uses the forward bathroom.

It was not immediately clear if the gun was loaded or on a safety lock, but the agent was on active duty at the time of the incident.
Following a campaign event in Indiana, the agent in question never re-boarded the flight back to Tampa.

 

[ctr10]

That's not good, some body is gonna get the big green weeny

 

[Little Wing]

as bad as i hate him i don't want to see him shot. how can people be so stupid??? makes you wonder if there was more to it.

 

[ctr10]

The Secret Service are pretty lax, they don't even pay their hookers in columbia and the Pimp went to the columbian police and we all know what happened after that

 

[Z499]

Sweet so she's still in town and I know where the government building is.... I hope she's hot. I love women who can use a gun.


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[LAM]

there's a lot of people out there with firearms that shouldn't. not quite sure how you can exit a bathroom with an empty holster.

 

[maniclion]

there's a lot of people out there with firearms that shouldn't. not quite sure how you can exit a bathroom with an empty holster.

Probably her throw away she keeps stuffed in her cooch...

 

[NVRBDR]

wtf?? this is beyond careless, we aren't getting the whole story. you just can't "accidentally leave your weapon in an airplane bathroom".

 

[hoyle21]

wtf?? this is beyond careless, we aren't getting the whole story. you just can't "accidentally leave your weapon in an airplane bathroom".

Maybe she was joining the mile high club.

 

[secdrl]

wtf?? this is beyond careless, we aren't getting the whole story. you just can't "accidentally leave your weapon in an airplane bathroom".

Yeah, ya can. Whenever I took a deuce on base or deployment, I would always take my duty weapon out and lay it on the counter until I was done. There were times when I'd have my hand on the door and be like "crap, my weapon..."

Now, in her case, the stakes could've been a lot higher. Very inexcusable.

 

[Z499]

Perhaps she was too focused on her makeup. Kinda like the women here. They care more about doing their markup while their driving than actually paying attention to what's going on in front if them on the road.


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[Zaphod]

This one can be filed under "Oops!"

 

[LAM]

wtf?? this is beyond careless, we aren't getting the whole story. you just can't "accidentally leave your weapon in an airplane bathroom".

one of my buddies from HS followed his fathers footsteps and went into the CIA. he used to leave his weapon in a variety of places, but he also drank a lot. his wife who was also in the club would periodically have to bring him hers depending on where he was, etc.

 

[troubador]

as bad as i hate him i don't want to see him shot. how can people be so stupid??? makes you wonder if there was more to it.

This actually happens quite a bit. I mean, it's at least a known issue among cops but yeah it's a stupid thing to do.

 

[Garenius]

I guess Romney's guardians are as flip-floppy as he is.

 

[Chrisotpherm]

It happens. My soldiers use to do this periodically when I was deployed and I would give them some extra attention in the 134 degree heat that they wish they were dead and didn't happen again. Still with this being a presidential nominee is in,excusable as on this detail you have to all most flaw free as the smallest gap allow bad people to get in and do bad things. I'm sure she is now counting weapons in the arms room and will be someone's coffee maker for a while.