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And if not at an airport, on a train, on a bus etc etc. There just IS NOT any 100% solution to the problem.
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More on a possible motive:
Fort Lauderdale shooter says he carried out attack for ISIS By Boris Sanchez and Kevin Conlon, CNN Updated 2:55 PM ET, Tue January 17, 2017 Fort Lauderdale, Florida (CNN)Esteban Santiago, the man charged with killing five people at the Fort Lauderdale airport, told FBI agents he carried out the attack on behalf of ISIS, FBI special agent Michael Ferlazzo testified at Santiago's bond hearing Tuesday. The agent did not elaborate on whether Santiago was purporting to be linked to ISIS or simply inspired by the terrorist organization. |
Did this guy watch too many seasons of Homeland? :ugh:
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Looks like this time they are going to keep his gun and not give it back like they did in ANC.
US files plea deal in deadly Florida airport shooting
By CURT ANDERSON May 20, 2018 FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Federal prosecutors filed court documents Monday in which an Alaska man agreed to plead guilty to a Florida airport shooting rampage that killed five people in exchange for a life prison sentence. The agreement says that Esteban Santiago, 28, will plead guilty to 11 of the 22 counts against him in the attack that also left six wounded. Prosecutors reached a deal with Santiago’s defense lawyers not to seek the death penalty in exchange for the guilty plea. Instead, Santiago would serve a life prison sentence plus 120 years, according to the documents, and will waive his right to appeal the sentence. The deal is expected to be finalized Wednesday in Miami federal court before U.S. District Judge Beth Bloom. The mentally troubled Santiago, of Anchorage, Alaska, acknowledged in the document that he flew on a one-way ticket from Alaska to Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport with a 9mm handgun in a checked weapons box in on Jan. 6, 2017. Santiago loaded the gun in a bathroom and came out firing, emptying two ammunition clips before lying on the floor and surrendering to police. Fifteen bullet casings were recovered. “He recounted how he entered a stall, removed the gun from the box, loaded it, and put it in his waistband,” prosecutors wrote of Santiago’s confession to investigators. “He confessed that, after he left the men’s restroom, he shot the first people he encountered.” Santiago, an Iraq war veteran who has been diagnosed as schizophrenic, initially told the FBI he was acting under some form of government mind control. Then, he changed his story to claim that he shot his victims in support of the Islamic State extremist group, but no ties to terrorist groups have been found. Since his arrest, Santiago has been treated for his mental illness and his attorneys have repeatedly said he is competent to understand the legal proceedings. Prior to the shooting, he was briefly treated at an Anchorage mental institution after showing up at the local FBI office claiming to be hearing voices, then released with no restrictions on owning a gun, authorities have said. The statement of facts filed Monday — signed by Santiago and his attorneys — lays out in detail the actions Santiago took that day, as well as a few new pieces of evidence. For instance, the document states that Santiago researched the layout of the Los Angeles International Airport three days before flying to Florida, but does not indicate why he did that or why he ultimately chose Florida. It also describes the injuries suffered by the six wounded people along with the multiple surgeries and medical procedures they have had to endure. Before leaving for Florida, the document says that Santiago threw out some possessions, such as personal papers and clothes, which were found in a trash bin at the Anchorage motel where he was living. One piece of paper “appeared to be a checklist, which included a notation to ‘clean’ the laptop,” the document says. Yet after replacing the hard drive on his laptop, the document says it was left behind in Alaska. Santiago also will forfeit to the U.S. government the 9mm Walther handgun using [sic] in the shooting, according to the agreement. |
Instead, Santiago would serve a life prison sentence plus 120 years, according to the documents I'm sure there's a good explanation, but the reporting of US sentencing brings up all sorts of crazy scenarios. |
Well, I hope they allow him to work to pay for his board and lodging.
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First time poster; former non-commercial low time pilot; Florida resident. Unlike most US States, Florida does prohibit concealed carry into an airport "...passenger terminal..." including both sterile and non-sterile areas. Florida Statutes: : : : 790.06 License to carry concealed weapon or firearm.— : : : (12)(a) A license issued under this section does not authorize any person to openly carry a handgun or carry a concealed weapon or firearm into: : : : 14. The inside of the passenger terminal and sterile area of any airport, provided that no person shall be prohibited from carrying any legal firearm into the terminal, which firearm is encased for shipment for purposes of checking such firearm as baggage to be lawfully transported on any aircraft;... Florida attorney Jon Gutmacher, in his authoritative "FLORIDA FIREARMS - Law, Use & Ownership" says it more clearly... "Last but not least, your CWL [Concealed Weapon License] does not permit you to carry anywhere inside the terminal - including the baggage area unless it is a completely separate building from the terminal" |
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