# Does this Univ. President have a case re suing Delta Airlines for not telling him about NY gun laws? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [June 12, 2012, 6:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-univ-president-have-a-case-re-suing-delta-airlines-for-not-telling-him-about-ny-gun-laws/624888 "2012-06-12T06:30:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![SpoilerVirgin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4491bb/32.png) [@SpoilerVirgin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpoilerVirgin)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2012, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-univ-president-have-a-case-re-suing-delta-airlines-for-not-telling-him-about-ny-gun-laws/624888/41 "2012-06-15T17:02:33Z")
> [@mhendo](#): > > I was simply arguing that if the airline takes no legal position on a person carrying a gun, then that policy should be consistent. If they’re not going to warn people, they shouldn’t report them either. And if they’re going to report them, they should go out of their way to warn them. I don’t care that one agent was in SD and the other was in NY; the company’s policy should be consistent. This makes absolutely no sense. Delta flies worldwide – should every agent, in every jurisdiction, know the laws of every other jurisdiction? If you see someone breaking the law, that you are aware of, in your jurisdiction, it is reasonable to contact the police. Whether some other person, in some other jurisdiction, knew of the law and warned you is completely irrelevant, even if the two people happen to work for the same company. ---
**Author:** ![mhendo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mhendo/32/3159_2.png) [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2012, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-univ-president-have-a-case-re-suing-delta-airlines-for-not-telling-him-about-ny-gun-laws/624888/42 "2012-06-15T17:21:35Z")
> [@Telemark](#): > > According the the first story (no idea if it is true) the airline staff in NYC is required to report it. I still don’t see where the airline is in the wrong. Some people (like our own loach) carried his gun legally through the same procedures. Is the airline supposed to verify which passengers have the right paperwork? No they’re not. That’s precisely my point. Precisely _because_ it is legal for some people (like **pkbites** ) means that they should mind their own business, especially since the guy had finished his visit to New York and was getting back on the plane. As far as i can tell from the stories i’ve read, the agent who reported him never even asked if he had any paperwork that would allow him to carry the gun, so the agent didn’t even know whether the guy was in violation of the law. As i said in my first post, i think guy himself is an idiot for not checking the law before he went. I still think he deserves the majority of the blame here. ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2012, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-univ-president-have-a-case-re-suing-delta-airlines-for-not-telling-him-about-ny-gun-laws/624888/43 "2012-06-15T17:27:19Z")
> [@mhendo](#): > > As far as i can tell from the stories i’ve read, the agent who reported him never even asked if he had any paperwork that would allow him to carry the gun, so the agent didn’t even know whether the guy was in violation of the law. And that’s why the police were called, since the airline agent isn’t capable of determining that. ---
**Author:** ![muldoonthief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muldoonthief/32/3188_2.png) [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2012, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-univ-president-have-a-case-re-suing-delta-airlines-for-not-telling-him-about-ny-gun-laws/624888/44 "2012-06-15T17:37:17Z")
> [@mhendo](#): > > No they’re not. That’s precisely my point. Precisely _because_ it is legal for some people (like **pkbites** ) means that they should mind their own business, especially since the guy had finished his visit to New York and was getting back on the plane. As far as i can tell from the stories i’ve read, the agent who reported him never even asked if he had any paperwork that would allow him to carry the gun, so the agent didn’t even know whether the guy was in violation of the law. > > As i said in my first post, i think guy himself is an idiot for not checking the law before he went. I still think he deserves the majority of the blame here. But should the airline be financially responsible for the actions of the agent? You say they should “mind their own business” - is not minding your own business an actionable offense? If a storeowner in NYC sees a customer with a concealed weapon, should he ask the customer for their concealed carry permit before calling the police? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-univ-president-have-a-case-re-suing-delta-airlines-for-not-telling-him-about-ny-gun-laws/624888.md?page=2)