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.
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.