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sl8

(16,252 posts)
Sat Sep 19, 2020, 10:20 AM Sep 2020

Dominic Raab's bodyguard 'left gun on plane'

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-54216511

Dominic Raab's bodyguard 'left gun on plane'

6 hours ago

Dominic Raab's bodyguard has been "removed from operational duties" after allegedly leaving his gun on a plane at Heathrow.

A cleaner is reported to have found the loaded Glock 19 pistol in its holster on a seat on the United Airlines flight after it landed in London on Friday.

The foreign secretary had been in Washington DC to speak to US politicians about Brexit.

Scotland Yard said an internal investigation was taking place.
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Dominic Raab's bodyguard 'left gun on plane' (Original Post) sl8 Sep 2020 OP
What's he doing with a loaded gun on a plane in the first place??? WTF C_U_L8R Sep 2020 #1
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A handgun? mwooldri Sep 2020 #3

C_U_L8R

(45,729 posts)
1. What's he doing with a loaded gun on a plane in the first place??? WTF
Sat Sep 19, 2020, 10:39 AM
Sep 2020

The problem is more than a boneheaded bodyguard.

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mwooldri

(10,421 posts)
3. A handgun?
Sat Sep 19, 2020, 11:03 AM
Sep 2020

And a Glock 19? That's a prohibited weapon under UK law (handgun and one that is cartridge loaded). Given that the bodyguard was a police officer I can understand why the bodyguard had it - but be thankful a cleaner found it and handed it in.

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