Guy_Fawkes Guy_Fawkes:
I'd like to know how this thing was constructed, I doubt it was a 1/4 inch steel pipe and was probably somewhat small or made of flimsy material. Which might be why the airport security didn't take it seriously. Still an incredibly stupid reaction to something that could easily maim you, but no one said these dinks have to have a high IQ.
It was indeed made out of 1/4 inch pipe. Showed on the telly last night.
...According to court documents from his December sentencing in Leduc, the object was inside a small cloth bag and was made out of a five-and-a-half inch metal pipe with two threaded end caps. One end of the pipe had a fuse sticking out that measured over nine feet long. The pipe was filled with black powder.
Murphy admitted in court that he swiped the black powder from the bullet collection of his mother's fiance, who works for the sheriff's service. He purchased the other materials from a local hardware store.
(EDM SUN)