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Dennis Farina Busted With Gun At LAX

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Posted by: Inspector

Actor Dennis Farina has been arrested at Los Angeles International Airport after a loaded gun was found in his carryon luggage.

When the weapon was discovered at a security checkpoint around 8 a.m. Sunday, police say the 64-year-old actor told them that he'd forgotten the .22-caliber handgun was in his luggage.

Police Sgt. Dennis Beacham of the LAPD's Pacific Division says Farina was booked for investigation of carrying a concealed weapon, before police found out the weapon was unregistered.

Bail was set at $35,000.

Farina's latest film, the Ashton Kutcher-Cameron Diaz comedy "What Happens in Vegas," opened Friday.

Farina, a former Chicago cop, has starred in TV's "Law & Order" series and in such movies "Snatch" and "Get Shorty."

Farina, 64, told police he brought the .22 caliber, semi-automatic pistol with him on a drive from Arizona to Los Angeles and forgot it was in his briefcase when he tried to pass through airport security, police said in a statement.
He was scheduled to take a United Airlines flight to his home in Chicago.
"Farina was very apologetic and cooperative with officers," police said. "However, he had no apparent authority to carry a concealed weapon at the time of his arrest."
The actor was initially booked on one misdemeanor count of carrying a loaded firearm and bail was set at $25,000. The charge was upgraded later to a felony after police confirmed the gun was not registered, and bail was raised to $35,000.


Posted by: j809

If he was a former cop, does he not have the authority to carry under HR 218?


Posted by: Inspector

Only if he was retired, followed required procedures dictated by the department and met all qualifications to carry that firearm.


Posted by: Q5-TPR

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Originally Posted by j809 View Post
If he was a former cop, does he not have the authority to carry under HR 218?
Not on board an aircraft or in the secure area of the airport. Only Feds can carry on board an airplane, unless a whole bunch of paperwork is done.


Posted by: Inspector

and you cannot fly with a weapon under that law.


Posted by: Cinderella

Farina Busted: Is That a Gun in Your Pocket...



Sources tell TMZ actor Dennis Farina was arrested at LAX this morning after trying to get through security with a loaded gun.

It happened at around 8 AM. Farina was flying out when he was nabbed at the security checkpoint. Sources say he told cops he had forgotten that the gun was in his carry-on luggage. It was a .22 caliber, semi-automatic pistol.

Farina was taken to LAPD's Pacific Division. He was booked on suspicion of carrying a concealed weapon.

Farina, 64, is in the movie, "What Happens in Vegas..."

UPDATE: Farina told cops he had the gun in his briefcase when he drove from Arizona to L.A. and forgot it was there. He was taking a flight from LAX to his home in Chicago. Farina was apologetic and cooperative with cops, telling them he was a retired Chicago Cop with 19 years on the job. But he had no apparent authority to carry a loaded pistol at the time of his arrest.

We're told the FBI interviewed Farina but declined prosecution because the locals were handling it.

Farina was booked for carrying a loaded firearm in a public place, a misdemeanor. His bail is set at $25,000. He's still in custody.



http://www.tmz.com/2008/05/11/dennis...n-your-pocket/


Posted by: Sniper

AHEM: Harry is twitching in his sleep right now.......

http://masscops.com/forums/showthread.php?t=53380


Posted by: Cinderella

oh bugger lol


Posted by: Sniper

How's your fanny pack ????? LMAO


Posted by: Killjoy

We need one of those priceless "Lenny" comments from Law&Order:

Lenny was getting ready to cuff some scumbag and he said 'you've heard of the seven rings of Saturn? Well, these are the 2 rings of Rykers'. Click go the bracelets.


Posted by: Grasshopper

I don't know enough to determine what he had done with the firearm was right or wrong but I would have hoped that the fashion police would have picked him up for the fanny pack! Say it ain't so Mr. Farina! Say it ain't so!


Posted by: PapaBear

Dennis is a former Chicago PD detective; he is not retired! He spent 18 years on the job and quit to pursue an acting career. He is a nice guy, but his ego sometimes goes beyond the norm. He does not qualify for HR 218 and he does not possess a CCW permit for California. The case was upgraded from a misdemeanor possession to a felony - possession of a concealed, unregistered firearm. Currently out on bail with case pending in Los Angeles Superior Court.


Posted by: Wolfman

"You have anything to declare?"

"Yeah, don't fly out of LAX!"




Posted by: kwflatbed

Sunday, May 11, 2008

LAX Cops And TSA Bust Former Burglary Dick Turned Actor Dennis Farina




Los Angeles--It seems that Dennis Farina forgot he had a little .22 pistol in his briefcase as he went through an airport checkpoint at LAX this morning. The TSA weenies saved us from yet another hijacking!

Farina honorably served as a Chicago cop spending most of his career as an Area Six burglary detective until he and and a former robbery sergeant, Chuck Adamson were discovered by legendary film director and Chicago native Michael Mann. Soon Farina took his leave of absence and early retirement to portray a cop in scores of projects on the small and large screen.

Farina has returned for many funerals of fellow officers and never missed a chance to help one of his own.

The TSA called LAX Police who booked Farina at the LAPD Pacific Division on a felony charge. Farina’s gun was allegedly not registered in California. California gives their residents a 60 day grace period in which to register firearms imported from other states. Farina told police he had recently brought the gun in from his home in Scottsdale.

Farina owns and lives in properties in Michigan, Illinois, and Arizona that I know about. Farina spends the least amount of time in Los Angeles and should not be considered a resident subject to local gun registration laws. Federal law lets retired officers carry firearms and another federal law protects non-residents from state and local registration laws where simple possession is involved. Police chose to charge Farina with a felony. Bail was set at $35,000.00, I never knew Farina was such a flight risk or so dangerous to the public.

Normally I avoid harsh language on my blog but this arrest is beyond CHICKENSHIT. What the Hell is going on in America?

The United States Supreme Court will be ruling on whether Americans have a right to keep and bear arms any Monday in D.C. vs Heller before the summer recess.

As I have always said, gun laws only impact the law-abiding. Will Farina get punished for being absent minded? I hope not. For now he is being punished with bad publicity, the Hollywood Perpwalk, court appearances and wasted time and money dealing with lawyers.

Through his publicist, Lori De Waal, Farina said "I apologize to anyone and everyone that I have caused any embarrassment or inconvenience to. It is my own stupidity to find myself in this embarrassing situation. I don't put the blame on anyone else but myself. I want to apologize to my friends, family and business associates who I'll explain to privately later. I'll be spending the next few days kicking my own ass. No one is more embarrassed than myself."

Here’s where Farina and I disagree. Obviously Farina did not intend to bring the gun onto the plane or hurt anyone. The police investigation should have uncovered that and they could have used discretion by releasing rather than booking the actor.

Farina obviously showed real class despite being subjected to an unnecessary trip through the criminal justice system as a defendant.

Farina’s latest movie, “What Happens in Vegas...” just had a premier at the Mann Village in Westwood, Los Angeles. Maybe the LAX Police are “helping” sell tickets?




Caught Bringing Guns Into Airports…




Los Angeles--According to what one LAX Police official told the L.A. Times the vast majority of them are off duty cops and such.

Cops carry guns everyday of their lives and don’t dwell on that fact. They are comfortable in knowing they are supposed to do so. Cops are absent minded too.

An example is when a cop is getting on a plane to attend the funeral of a family member or dear friend. Grief and devastating news can consume any normal person who is allowed by law to carry weapons. Remembering that the gun in a bag you drive around with by automobile every day is suddenly contraband on the airplane escapes many. The same goes for retired cops, security people such as bodyguards and private eyes.

The sad news is that many of our law enforcement officers caught up in the TSA dragnet have their careers and in some cases lives shattered by these monumental and embarrassing events.

For safety of all passengers it’s better that trained, vetted cops and retired cops carry their firearms without questions, beyond their official credentials.

It’s mindboggling when you know that two of the four doomed planes on 9/11 had disarmed cops on board who could have stopped the hijackings but for an insane and stupid FAA policy backed by a dumb federal law.

Personally I believe the Second Amendment does not end at a TSA passenger screening checkpoint and neither does the Fourth Amendment against unreasonable search and seizure.

Accordingly, I don’t think it’s too much to ask our government to leave the cops and all American citizens alone if investigation reveals that there was no intent to do harm.



Posted by Crimefile
http://www.crimefilenews.com/2008/05...-airports.html

This is done by another ex Chicago cop


Posted by: Q5-TPR

Quote:
Originally Posted by Killjoy View Post
We need one of those priceless "Lenny" comments from Law&Order:

Lenny was getting ready to cuff some scumbag and he said 'you've heard of the seven rings of Saturn? Well, these are the 2 rings of Rykers'. Click go the bracelets.
Side note to this Kill, I can't remember the guys name, but he was a huge friend of the badge. He use to do a lot of memorial and scholarship stuff with cops and their families.


Posted by: Grasshopper

Why would he or would he not be subject to HR 218?


Posted by: Q5-TPR

Quote:
Originally Posted by Grasshopper View Post
Why would he or would he not be subject to HR 218?
Wouldn't matter, non Fed cannot carry on-board an aircraft.


Posted by: frank

Quote:
Originally Posted by Q5-TPR View Post
Side note to this Kill, I can't remember the guys name, but he was a huge friend of the badge. He use to do a lot of memorial and scholarship stuff with cops and their families.
Jerry Orbach. Unfortunately he passed away a few years ago from prostate cancer.

http://us.imdb.com/name/nm0001583/


Posted by: LA Copper

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Originally Posted by Q5-TPR View Post
Wouldn't matter, non Fed cannot carry on-board an aircraft.
Exactly, nobody except for federal agents can carry a firearm on board an airplane. Unless of course you have taken the FAA training course and have a signed letter from your chief/commissioner stating that you are on-duty and need to be armed.

There is no reason why a retired or off-duty officer would have a firearm on the plane, it would have to be checked in the luggage like any other citizen.



Posted by: Grasshopper

If I understand it correctly, HR 218 is for interstate concealed carry but only If you're traveling any way other than by airline? Also, not within the secure area of an airport?


Posted by: Killjoy

Quote:
Exactly, nobody except for federal agents can carry a firearm on board an airplane. Unless of course you have taken the FAA training course and have a signed letter from your chief/commissioner stating that you are on-duty and need to be armed.

There is no reason why a retired or off-duty officer would have a firearm on the plane, it would have to be checked in the luggage like any other citizen.
Well the "reason" is that the ridiculous FAA regulations turn the plane into an unarmed "victim zone". Pretty much the only time I don't carry is when I am forced to go into "sheep mode" because the federal government trusts me to carry practically anywhere except where its more likely a terrorist would actually strike. I can't carry so much as a knife, and airport secure areas and planes are the place I feel most naked to the enemy. While waiting for a flight I often look around at all the people and think to myself..so this is what its like to be victim.

I personally wouldn't see any problems changing the absurdly heavy-handed airline regulations to something more appropriate. Perhaps a law similar to Federal Flight Deck laws that allow a pilot to carry, if he's had the appropriate training. Many accredited trainers like Sig Academy and Smith & Wesson offer these courses for a reasonable fee. Police should be armed...period. If some incident were to occur on the plane, I'm pretty sure that armed or not, police officers would step up to plate and try to intervene or help, might as well give them the tools we use.

BTW, its not like Feds get some two week-long secret-super-ninja-training to carry on a plane..a friend in the FBI said its like a one-day course.


Posted by: LA Copper

Quote:
Originally Posted by Killjoy View Post
Well the "reason" is that the ridiculous FAA regulations turn the plane into an unarmed "victim zone". Pretty much the only time I don't carry is when I am forced to go into "sheep mode" because the federal government trusts me to carry practically anywhere except where its more likely a terrorist would actually strike. I can't carry so much as a knife, and airport secure areas and planes are the place I feel most naked to the enemy. While waiting for a flight I often look around at all the people and think to myself..so this is what its like to be victim.

I personally wouldn't see any problems changing the absurdly heavy-handed airline regulations to something more appropriate. Perhaps a law similar to Federal Flight Deck laws that allow a pilot to carry, if he's had the appropriate training. Many accredited trainers like Sig Academy and Smith & Wesson offer these courses for a reasonable fee. Police should be armed...period. If some incident were to occur on the plane, I'm pretty sure that armed or not, police officers would step up to plate and try to intervene or help, might as well give them the tools we use.

BTW, its not like Feds get some two week-long secret-super-ninja-training to carry on a plane..a friend in the FBI said its like a one-day course.
I totally agree with on this one...



Posted by: Inspector

Actually the "Flying While Armed" course which is required is a Powerpoint presentation which can take a less than a day and basically amounts to "don't shoot downward."


Posted by: kwflatbed

Just an FYI there are others that fly armed every day.
They are couriers for Brinks and other companies that
fly commercial airlines with securities, they board with
the flight crews and have been cleared by homeland
security and have had the "Flying While Armed" courses.


Posted by: SGT_GRUNT_USMC

Quote:
Originally Posted by Inspector View Post
Actually the "Flying While Armed" course which is required is a Powerpoint presentation which can take a less than a day and basically amounts to "don't shoot downward."
I just recently attended the "Law Enforcement Officers Flying Armed course" given by the Federal Air Marshals Service field office here in Las Vegas.It was an outstanding course.It was 10 hours and alot more than a power point presentation.Being that this is public forum,I'll just say that there were quite a few tactical scenarios with simunitions in addition to the classroom portion.Yes, only Feds can carry off duty on a plane after they have attended the above class.Local and state officers have to attend the above class,be on a duty status (i.e. transporting prisoners,going on duty upon arrival,etc.) and have letter from their agency stating above need.


Posted by: Killjoy

Quote:
I just recently attended the "Law Enforcement Officers Flying Armed course" given by the Federal Air Marshals Service field office here in Las Vegas.It was an outstanding course.It was 10 hours and alot more than a power point presentation.Being that this is public forum,I'll just say that there were quite a few tactical scenarios with simunitions in addition to the classroom portion.Yes, only Feds can carry off duty on a plane after they have attended the above class.Local and state officers have to attend the above class,be on a duty status (i.e. transporting prisoners,going on duty upon arrival,etc.) and have letter from their agency stating above need.
That's all well and good, but do you think that the federal airlines regulations are fine the way the are or prejudiced against local or state officers? If any officer took aforementioned high-speed 1-day course, should they be "blessed" with power of off-duty airline carry? Or does the glow that surrounds all feds mean that they are the only people cool enough to carry on planes. I don't know about you, but I've met many more local and state officers I'd rather have at my back then most of the feds I've met.

Like I've said, if some incident occurred on a commercial plane, an off-duty cop is very likely the person who will put himself in harms way, armed or not. There's a lot more of us than feds, why not stack the odds in our favor and let the cops off-duty carry on planes? It can only add security, and if a cop doesn't want to carry, then he doesn't, and acts like joe civilian.


Posted by: Delta784

Quote:
Originally Posted by Killjoy View Post
I don't know about you, but I've met many more local and state officers I'd rather have at my back then most of the feds I've met.
"I'm the only one in this room professional enough to handle this Glock .40"........BANG!!!!!!!!

I've never been impressed with federal agents' weapons ability; it seems to be an afterthought with many of them since they so rarely have to even draw them. On a busy night I might have to draw my gun 2-3 times, but a lot of feds are don't even carry theirs 2-3 times a week.

When I worked on the Boston DEA Task Force, I was pretty amazed that almost all the feds kept their weapons locked in their desks and would only take them when going on an operation.....going out for lunch or coffee didn't qualify.


Posted by: Wolfman

Quote:
Originally Posted by Delta784 View Post
I was pretty amazed that almost all the feds kept their weapons locked in their desks and would only take them when going on an operation.....going out for lunch or coffee didn't qualify.
Well, a man's got to know his limitations...



Posted by: SGT_GRUNT_USMC

Quote:
Originally Posted by Killjoy View Post
That's all well and good, but do you think that the federal airlines regulations are fine the way the are or prejudiced against local or state officers? If any officer took aforementioned high-speed 1-day course, should they be "blessed" with power of off-duty airline carry? Or does the glow that surrounds all feds mean that they are the only people cool enough to carry on planes. I don't know about you, but I've met many more local and state officers I'd rather have at my back then most of the feds I've met.

Like I've said, if some incident occurred on a commercial plane, an off-duty cop is very likely the person who will put himself in harms way, armed or not. There's a lot more of us than feds, why not stack the odds in our favor and let the cops off-duty carry on planes? It can only add security, and if a cop doesn't want to carry, then he doesn't, and acts like joe civilian.
The FAMS that taught us were a great group of guys and all of them said they would prefer to have local and state officers carry on planes whenever they wanted to as long as they were full time police officers, currently qualified and had attended the flying armed course.The reason given that local and state officers are not currently allowed to fly except on official business is because federal law states that once an aircraft closes it's doors and lifts off the ground,the inside of that aircraft becomes federal jurisdiction no matter where that aircraft is.Any crime that happens inside the plane becomes the jurisdiction of the FBI.Yes,I know....
I know that many local and state agenices have superior firearms and tactics training than the feds,including the FBI.Here at LVMPD for instance,our police officers go through 25 weeks of police academy training followed by 19 weeks of field training.Compare that to the academies of most feds.The FBI's is about 16 weeks.Our firearms taining is top notch.In the academy we receive WEEKS of firearms training icluding day and night quals,shooting from unusual positions,team tactics,shooting at/from moving vehicles,building searches,simunitions,active shooter training,and much more.Even after the academy I'm required to qualify every 3 months with my duty weapon,shotgun,and patrol rifle (AR-15).Every 6 months I have to qual with my backup and off duty weapons and conduct shotgun slug certification.Then once a year there is Taser recert and low lethal shotgun recert.In addition,myself and most officers regulary go our range which is open 7 days a week until about 2200 at night to train.Here in Las Vegas we "average" an officer involved shooting every 10 days.I've seen three in one day.Most of the feds qualify once or twice a year,except the FAMS and the Secret Service.
I definitely believe having well trained cops on board an aircraft would be a good thing.Hell they let pilots fly armed.

Quote:
Originally Posted by Delta784 View Post
"I'm the only one in this room professional enough to handle this Glock .40"........BANG!!!!!!!!

I've never been impressed with federal agents' weapons ability; it seems to be an afterthought with many of them since they so rarely have to even draw them. On a busy night I might have to draw my gun 2-3 times, but a lot of feds are don't even carry theirs 2-3 times a week.

When I worked on the Boston DEA Task Force, I was pretty amazed that almost all the feds kept their weapons locked in their desks and would only take them when going on an operation.....going out for lunch or coffee didn't qualify.
Are you talking about that video where that DEA agent is in a school and shoots himself?We have alot of different federal agencies here in Las Vegas,being a major city.The FBI,DEA,US Marshals,Secret Service,ATF,FAMS,IRS,ICE,and CBPall have large field offices here.Then you have the National Park Service Rangers,BLM Rangers,Fish and Wildlife LE,US Forest Service LE,Hoover Dam federal police,Nellis Air Force Base and Indian Springs AFB SP's,Federal Protective Service Police.Even the Border Patrol conducts occasional sweeps for illegals here.Hope I didn't miss anyone.I've worked with most of the feds at various times.Most are very professional and helpful,but they are not street cops.


Posted by: Delta784

Quote:
Originally Posted by SGT_GRUNT_USMC View Post
Are you talking about that video where that DEA agent is in a school and shoots himself?
That's the one; http://youtube.com/watch?v=mhIJOVD8hwY




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