Reporter accompanying a friend to the airport at slc passed her purse through the security check wit...

Narrative:

On 3/tue/89 I again went to slc to take a friend for her return flight to ca. I was not a ticketed passenger. As we entered security, I layed my purse down to enter the x-ray machine. I had completely forgotten about the gun in my purse as I was not accustomed to carrying it. As it came out, a security girl handed it to me. At that very instant, I remembered the gun. I immediately handed it back to here and told her there was a gun in the outside zipper pocket. Several other security people asked me again, what was in the purse. I told them a gun. Within just a few mins there were 3 or more police. They asked me to go with them. I said goodbye to friend and left with the officers. In the next few hours the officers, 2 fbi agents and the FAA questioned me and my intent in carrying the gun. I explained again how my husband had given it to me for protection and that I knew it was not to be in the airport. That was why I gave my purse back to security. This story was confirmed by the security people at x-ray and also the fact that they never detected through the x-ray the gun in the my purse.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: REPORTER ACCOMPANYING A FRIEND TO THE ARPT AT SLC PASSED HER PURSE THROUGH THE SECURITY CHECK WITH A GUN INSIDE. SECURITY X-RAY FAILED TO DETECT THE GUN. SHE TURNED HERSELF IN AFTER RECEIVING THE PURSE BACK FROM THE SECURITY GUARD.

Narrative: ON 3/TUE/89 I AGAIN WENT TO SLC TO TAKE A FRIEND FOR HER RETURN FLT TO CA. I WAS NOT A TICKETED PAX. AS WE ENTERED SECURITY, I LAYED MY PURSE DOWN TO ENTER THE X-RAY MACHINE. I HAD COMPLETELY FORGOTTEN ABOUT THE GUN IN MY PURSE AS I WAS NOT ACCUSTOMED TO CARRYING IT. AS IT CAME OUT, A SECURITY GIRL HANDED IT TO ME. AT THAT VERY INSTANT, I REMEMBERED THE GUN. I IMMEDIATELY HANDED IT BACK TO HERE AND TOLD HER THERE WAS A GUN IN THE OUTSIDE ZIPPER POCKET. SEVERAL OTHER SECURITY PEOPLE ASKED ME AGAIN, WHAT WAS IN THE PURSE. I TOLD THEM A GUN. WITHIN JUST A FEW MINS THERE WERE 3 OR MORE POLICE. THEY ASKED ME TO GO WITH THEM. I SAID GOODBYE TO FRIEND AND LEFT WITH THE OFFICERS. IN THE NEXT FEW HRS THE OFFICERS, 2 FBI AGENTS AND THE FAA QUESTIONED ME AND MY INTENT IN CARRYING THE GUN. I EXPLAINED AGAIN HOW MY HUSBAND HAD GIVEN IT TO ME FOR PROTECTION AND THAT I KNEW IT WAS NOT TO BE IN THE ARPT. THAT WAS WHY I GAVE MY PURSE BACK TO SECURITY. THIS STORY WAS CONFIRMED BY THE SECURITY PEOPLE AT X-RAY AND ALSO THE FACT THAT THEY NEVER DETECTED THROUGH THE X-RAY THE GUN IN THE MY PURSE.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.

Attributes
ACN	106960
Time
Date	198903
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : slc
State Reference	UT
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	observation : observer
ASRS Report	106960
Person 2
Affiliation	government other
Function	other personnel other
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Airport
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
Airport	procedure or policy : unspecified

Reporter accompanying a friend to the airport at slc passed her purse through the security check with a gun inside. Security x-ray failed to detect the gun. She turned herself in after receiving the purse back from the security guard.