Boston Celtics legend Bill Russell was arrested Wednesday at at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport after a TSA agent noticed a loaded .38-caliber Smith & Wesson pistol in his carry-on bag.
TSA spokeswoman Lori Dankers says Russell was turned over to Port of Seattle police and cited on charges of having a weapon in a prohibited area. Russell had a permit for the gun, which was loaded with 6 bullets. After the gun was confiscated, Russell was released.
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I’m having a real tough time trying to figure out what the hell Bull Russell was thinking. I mean, why would a 79-year-old guy need to carry a loaded handgun on an airplane? Plus, I would think that if he needed to carry the gun, that he would use some common sense and unload it, then put it in a checked bag. It’s 2013 Mr. Russell, not 1975. Common sense should tell you that maybe you should check with the TSA or the airline you are flying on, about bringing a handgun onto a plane?
