Police officer failed to complete form notifying flight crew he was carrying a weapon.

Attributes
ACN	257470
Time
Date	199311
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : stx
State Reference	VI
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Small Transport
Flight Phase	ground : preflight ground : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 270 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 7000
ASRS Report	257470
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

We were boarding passenger at st. Croix for the flight to st. Thomas and while doing this we had a local (virgin islands) police officer in uniform on board with a gun and needless to say this man did not bother to inform anyone at our ticket counter or the boarding agent that he was carrying a hand gun. 'Unfortunately' in my opinion we have to let these 'law men' in with their guns. (I have yet to figure out why they can't check their guns the same way as the other flying public.) my problem this time is, why did he not fill out the proper paperwork 'which allows' him to travel with his gun in the cabin and why didn't our gate agents require him to fill out the proper paperwork. Upon arriving at st. Thomas, I did see him deplaning and asked him, 'officer, are you carrying a gun with you?' his answer was yes, he has a gun. To this I countered, 'where is my copy of your gun permit.' his (less truthful) answer was that he left that paper to st. Croix. I did check later on with our st. Croix agents and there was no paper filled regarding that matter, as it is required by FARS. The sad fact is, this is not my only encounter with these 'above the law mentality' law men, including federal marshalls without proper paperwork.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: POLICE OFFICER FAILED TO COMPLETE FORM NOTIFYING FLC HE WAS CARRYING A WEAPON.

Narrative: WE WERE BOARDING PAX AT ST. CROIX FOR THE FLT TO ST. THOMAS AND WHILE DOING THIS WE HAD A LCL (VIRGIN ISLANDS) POLICE OFFICER IN UNIFORM ON BOARD WITH A GUN AND NEEDLESS TO SAY THIS MAN DID NOT BOTHER TO INFORM ANYONE AT OUR TICKET COUNTER OR THE BOARDING AGENT THAT HE WAS CARRYING A HAND GUN. 'UNFORTUNATELY' IN MY OPINION WE HAVE TO LET THESE 'LAW MEN' IN WITH THEIR GUNS. (I HAVE YET TO FIGURE OUT WHY THEY CAN'T CHK THEIR GUNS THE SAME WAY AS THE OTHER FLYING PUBLIC.) MY PROB THIS TIME IS, WHY DID HE NOT FILL OUT THE PROPER PAPERWORK 'WHICH ALLOWS' HIM TO TRAVEL WITH HIS GUN IN THE CABIN AND WHY DIDN'T OUR GATE AGENTS REQUIRE HIM TO FILL OUT THE PROPER PAPERWORK. UPON ARRIVING AT ST. THOMAS, I DID SEE HIM DEPLANING AND ASKED HIM, 'OFFICER, ARE YOU CARRYING A GUN WITH YOU?' HIS ANSWER WAS YES, HE HAS A GUN. TO THIS I COUNTERED, 'WHERE IS MY COPY OF YOUR GUN PERMIT.' HIS (LESS TRUTHFUL) ANSWER WAS THAT HE LEFT THAT PAPER TO ST. CROIX. I DID CHK LATER ON WITH OUR ST. CROIX AGENTS AND THERE WAS NO PAPER FILLED REGARDING THAT MATTER, AS IT IS REQUIRED BY FARS. THE SAD FACT IS, THIS IS NOT MY ONLY ENCOUNTER WITH THESE 'ABOVE THE LAW MENTALITY' LAW MEN, INCLUDING FEDERAL MARSHALLS WITHOUT PROPER PAPERWORK.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.