# Ex-Mississippi Gov. and RNC chairman Haley Barbour arrested with gun at airport **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [January 31, 2018, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ex-mississippi-gov-and-rnc-chairman-haley-barbour-arrested-with-gun-at-airport/807856 "2018-01-31T02:58:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2018, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ex-mississippi-gov-and-rnc-chairman-haley-barbour-arrested-with-gun-at-airport/807856/81 "2018-02-02T19:04:47Z")
> [@pkbites](#): > > Barbour should get his ass handed to him, pay a steep, steep fine, and maybe sit on his ass a bit. **But in this particular situation he should not lose his right to own a firearm like some on these boards would mandate.** The situation doesn’t rise to that level. > [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > The bolded part is a strawman that you should be embarrassed to have posted. It casts aspersion on unnamed people for something that no one has done. It’s rude and unsupported by facts. Really? No one said - > [@elbows](#): > > And I agree, forgot you had a loaded weapon with you? No more guns or ammo for you, you’re done, as of NOW ! Regards, Shodan ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2018, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ex-mississippi-gov-and-rnc-chairman-haley-barbour-arrested-with-gun-at-airport/807856/82 "2018-02-02T20:59:17Z")
> [@Shodan](#): > > Really? No one said - > Regards, > Shodan Then that poster should have been named and called out, not aspersions cast widely. If there’s a specific complaint, fine, but I was objecting to the generalized language of his post. Will you feel all warm and fuzzy if I agree that 1 person said Mr. Barbour should have his guns all taken away? Okay, I agree that 1 person said that. That doesn’t make **pkbites** statement accurate, nor does it make it helpful at all to the furtherance of the discussion. ---
**Author:** ![Steve\_MB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steve_mb/32/5339_2.png) [@Steve\_MB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_MB)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2018, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ex-mississippi-gov-and-rnc-chairman-haley-barbour-arrested-with-gun-at-airport/807856/83 "2018-02-02T22:52:16Z")
> [@Johnny\_Ace](#): > > That’s not strictly true. The TSA has to prioritize its time like anyone else, and the odds are better than pretty good that a very well-known political heavyweight has a lot to lose by becoming involved in a terrorist plot. One of the main recruiting tools of Islamic extremists is the powerlessness of the recruited, something that clearly doesn’t apply to this guy. “The infidel/fascist/socialist/imperialist/deepstatist fools fell for the fake ID and waved me right through – nothing is going to stop me now…” ---
**Author:** ![pkbites](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pkbites/32/204_2.png) [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2018, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ex-mississippi-gov-and-rnc-chairman-haley-barbour-arrested-with-gun-at-airport/807856/84 "2018-02-03T20:06:37Z")
> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > Then that poster should have been named. I did > [@pkbites](#): > > One of the reason I’m so incensed at Barbour is that these things make all gun owners look stupid and give people like **elbows** fodder to want to completely take that persons rights away. There is a movement at the federal level to strip people of their firearms rights if they forget to pay a traffic ticket for crying outloud. You seem to be more concerned about me than the topic of this thread. You wouldn’t by chance go by the handle **Solus** on another message board, would you? Either way: > [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > you should be embarrassed to have posted. It casts aspersion on unnamed people for something that no one has done. It’s rude and unsupported by facts. Best shaming this month. 😉 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ex-mississippi-gov-and-rnc-chairman-haley-barbour-arrested-with-gun-at-airport/807856.md?page=4)