Billy Joe Cagle, 49, is charged with possession of a firearm by a felon, criminal attempt to commit aggravated assault, and making terroristic threats. Authorities discovered a semi-automatic weapon and 27 rounds of ammunition in his truck after his arrest.
Cagle’s family had contacted the Cartersville police earlier that morning, who then informed Atlanta police about the potential threat at the airport.
That would have been a high body count. Hitting the security check point, during a government shutdown.
I’m happy the family caught it in time.
Clap clap, now do schools
Catching the person before the act is hard.
Bullshit. Most of these shooters cried for attention and everyone was like, “yeah I could see that coming”
You are absolutely right. The family or friends just don’t act. The signs are there but the disconnect allows it to happen, that’s why it is hard to stop.
Here’s a better article, from the same source, with actual details. I’m not sure why they bothered posting this other version that doesn’t say what sort of threats or actions the man allegedly did, when they already posted a version of the story yesterday with those details.
I guess my article was to show how cops sprung into action and stopped him. Like normal though, it is usually family members or friends that stop it.
I’ve always said the security checkpoint is the place that will be hit since they incorporated the security theatre. Glad they were able to thwart it. I’m getting on a bunch of planes in the next 2 weeks. This doesn’t make me feel great. Hopefully there are no copycats.
Yeah, it feels like a bad setup that can go very bad. Next, we might need a ticket just to go into the airport.
A tricky point . You have the right to bear arms except when and where the authorities don’t want you to.
…you must have missed the part where he is a felon, which isn’t allowed to carry after their conviction, and the part where the family knew of his plans to attack others.
I’ve heard felons aren’t allowed arms and have wondered why the constitution explicitly denies them the right. Surely there aren’t laws to prohibit them.
He was planning on shooting up an airport, no flying somewhere with a weapon. Massive difference.
I mean, you don’t have a right to shoot up an airport though.
That’s kind of the important detail here.
People are so passionate about the right to bear arms as protected by the constitution but seem just as happy stop others using laws that appear to conflict with that right.
