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Top NM Homeland Security Official Caught Trying to Take a Loaded Gun Through Airport Security

Sep. 19, 2012 6:32am Billy Hallowell

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (TheBlaze/AP) — Albuquerque airport officials say the second-in-command of New Mexico’s domestic security agency was caught trying to bring a loaded gun through a security checkpoint.

State Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security Anita Tallarico told Albuquerque Sunport police that she forgot to leave the weapon at home when TSA agents spotted it in her purse in a scanner Friday.

KOB-TV reports Tallarico told TSA officials she was distraught because she was going to a funeral. She was cited for unlawful carrying of a deadly weapon.

Airport police chief Marshall Katz says he’s not sure how a person of Tallarico’s position could make such a slip-up, but added that it happens frequently nationwide.

“Episodes like this happen on a regular basis nationwide, not just in Albuquerque,” Katz explained. “Should they happen, no, but they do.”

Tallarico’s gun was turned over to city police as evidence.

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AnAmerican111
Posted on September 19, 2012 at 10:15am
Probably another one of Obama’s brain dead’s that want the rest of us to have their guns confiscated!

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- mensa141
  Posted on September 19, 2012 at 10:56am
  She isn’t one of the unwashed. Why can’t she carry whatever she wants?
  
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BannedByHuffpo
Posted on September 19, 2012 at 10:06am
That’s why it’s best to strap your ol’ hog-leg on in an Arvo Ojala fast draw holster so you don’t forget you’ve got it with you.

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dablmc
Posted on September 19, 2012 at 10:03am
Come on let the gal be its the dumb law that’s the story here.

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lordjosh
Posted on September 19, 2012 at 9:55am
“She was cited for unlawful carrying of a deadly weapon.”

It is not unlawful to carry a deadly weapon.

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Chuck7884
Posted on September 19, 2012 at 9:45am
I wonder if she is gonna get a pass or be going to court like i would if i did the same thing?

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udt1719
Posted on September 19, 2012 at 9:40am
Homeland Security carrying guns?For what? This is so out of control.

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EddieGin
Posted on September 19, 2012 at 9:03am
I was just glad she had a GUN. The Moron running the F’ing state department had her Ambassador guarded by Un-Armed burnouts in Libya. PUKE

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- FASTCOMPANY
  Posted on September 19, 2012 at 9:21am
  Lmao
  
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cristo52
Posted on September 19, 2012 at 9:00am
So did they use normal procedure – you know, strip-search her, make her cry hysterically and toss her into a cell overnight, or is that just for young women on the way to their weddings and grandmothers going to visit the kiddies?

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Ponyexpress
Posted on September 19, 2012 at 8:42am
This is what happens in entitlement and elitist run societies. The “rulers” believe that they don’t have to,play by the same rules as the rest of us do.
Start with Congress not held to the same standards and continue on to a totalitarian society.
We must bring these people to account, or suffer much like Russia did and is,
Lookk at Cuba, Venezuela, and much of Latin America to see where we are heading.

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- diverdan
  Posted on September 19, 2012 at 9:01am
  We may be too late!
  
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- yougottabekidding
  Posted on September 19, 2012 at 9:45am
  It starts with a president that violates his oath of office and is not
  challenged
  
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700P
Posted on September 19, 2012 at 8:37am
Just to clarify a couple things; her Linked In profile says she is a Republican and secondly it is the state’s DHS (not federal).

This is relevant and not surprising because most democrat politicians don’t carry guns, they pay other people to do it for them while simultaneously trying to take the right away from everyone else

And why does a state need their own DHS? Granted, they just re-branded their Emergency Management department but last I checked homeland security is pretty well described as a federal function in the US Constitution.

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- cykonas
  Posted on September 19, 2012 at 10:59am
  …but last I checked homeland security is pretty well described as a federal function in the US Constitution.
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  You are correct. Border security is a federal responsibility. However, the Feds have failed to live up to their responsibility for better than 3 decades. And of late they have come right out and said they aren’t going to do anything about illegal immigration. In fact, they want another open amnesty! And they even sued AZ for passing a law to help stem the flow of illegals into their State.
  
  If I were a Governor, especially of a southern border state, I would damn well have my own department as long as the voters of the State would go along. Arizona is going through the same thing with their SB 1070. I trust Texas is doing something as well but I honestly don’t know what they are doing.
  
  Cali will just carp about what a terrible thing it is, and how it’s bankrupting their State. Then ask for more Fed money to bail themselves out.
  
  On a separate note, if I were the Governor of NM this gal would be out of a job for incompetence. She’s the #2 LE officer in her department and she “forgets” she can’t carry a loaded weapon through a airport security checkpoint? Yeah, and there is this bridge that I happen to……Peace.
  
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BrutalTruth
Posted on September 19, 2012 at 8:36am
Question really is, why does an office administrator need a firearm in the first place? Not a front-line officer. Any chance it’s fear of the populace?

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- Wool-Free Vision
  Posted on September 19, 2012 at 11:11am
  She’s gotta have some place to put all those bullets the government keeps buying for her.
  
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- RobbieTLHughie
  Posted on September 19, 2012 at 11:29am
  So with all this ridiculous pro-firearm ownership guffawing and galavanting on this site and you get pissed when a government worker owns their own firearm to protect themselves? I cannot even begin to point out the stupidity on this site, sometimes… It’s just too damn much.
  
  If you work for the government, whether you’re a janitor or a office worker, you should never be allowed to own a gun? Sounds like a violation of the 2nd amendment to me.
  
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- Wool-Free Vision
  Posted on September 19, 2012 at 12:12pm
  Actually, as usual, you miss the point. The outrage is about the irresponsibility of this particular gun-owner who, of all people, should have known better than to try to take a loaded firearm through security. Her excuse of “oops, I forgot,” only highlights her irresponsibility as a gun owner.
  
  We supporters of the 2nd Amendment also happen to be big fans of personal responsibility. But then, I wouldn’t expect a leftist sheep like you to be able to grasp such a foreign concept. So, move along, and just know that “it’s a responsibility thing, you wouldn’t understand.”
  
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Bohump
Posted on September 19, 2012 at 8:32am
WOOP’S ….. She though she was above the Law didn’t She? ( I didn’t Break the LAW – I AM the Law ! ) She Will Have to go home For a Week . ( With Pay ) The Person who Caught Her,.. May have to go home, .. TO STAY !

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watashbuddyfriend
Posted on September 19, 2012 at 8:21am
OK, what good is an unloaded gun!

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Ted Zeppelin
Posted on September 19, 2012 at 7:57am
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So, TSA’s unblemished record of never catching a terrorist is finally broken.
Or, is this the last we ever heard about this woman, knowing you or I would be charged with an act of terror.?

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- Daddy Hawg
  Posted on September 19, 2012 at 8:16am
  Ted, they didn’t catch a terrorist, just another US Citizen! So the record stands. Just proves that we need the TSA to protect us from ourselves and not the real threat!
  
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- Wolf
  Posted on September 19, 2012 at 8:34am
  And unlike the Tennesee teacher who forgot she had a gun in her bags, there’s not a thing going to happen to her for this. The double standard will be in full effect here.
  
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- RJJinGadsden
  Posted on September 19, 2012 at 9:55am
  DADDY HAWG, I dunno, considering her position I might just consider her as much of a terrorist as the members of the TSA.
  
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TexPat
Posted on September 19, 2012 at 7:38am
She did not notice the extra weight? I would like to see what punishment she receives, if any, vs punishment handed out to the average citizen, with a concealed handgun license, who “forgot” they had the loaded gun.

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- Gary_K
  Posted on September 19, 2012 at 7:44am
  She knew where the gun was. Children always use the “I forgot” excuse.
  
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grimmster
Posted on September 19, 2012 at 7:31am
If this idiot “forgot” she had the gun on her, then take away her privlege to carry or even own a gun.When you have honest citizens trying to let law enforcement know they have a gun in their possesion or are simple crossing state lines, that get arrested for it, and this dumbass “forgets” and carries a loaded weapon into an airport,and nothing will happen to her.Voting alone in nov. wont right this sinking ship nor will it rid us of these idiots (TSA).

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Patriot02
Posted on September 19, 2012 at 7:26am
It is all just a plot by DHS, to implement more security.

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Leadthemtothelight
Posted on September 19, 2012 at 7:22am
How does one “forget” the location of their gun?

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- badswing
  Posted on September 19, 2012 at 7:42am
  if she carries every day and doesnt think guns are the big bad thing in the room i think it would be easy to forget.
  
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- WindyDualism
  Posted on September 19, 2012 at 8:17am
  Not buying that, having carried a .45 w 2 mags for 20 years, I always know where it is. The problem arises with office drones not used to actual responsibility. Oops and excuses don’t cut it. She should be issued blanks now.
  
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CROCK-HANDLER
Posted on September 19, 2012 at 7:09am
Here’s one the public won’t hear about.

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blanco5
Posted on September 19, 2012 at 6:58am
I am above the law!!!

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- loriann12
  Posted on September 19, 2012 at 7:17am
  Maybe this will help change the law so that people with concealed or even open carry permits will be allowed to carry on a plane and end terrorism….no. What was I thinking?
  
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johnpaulkuchtajr
Posted on September 19, 2012 at 6:52am
How many of the 1.3 billion rounds of ammo that DHS just bought was he carrying?

Seriously, folks, have you given that ammo purchase much thought?

What purpose would justify such a stockpile of ammo, hollow points at that?

Do you trust your government after seeing “Fast and Furious” and the disaster in Egypt, Libya and the rest of the middle East?

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- blanco5
  Posted on September 19, 2012 at 6:57am
  How about letting spain count our votes?
  
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- Dr Vel
  Posted on September 19, 2012 at 7:56am
  My thought about the ammo is hollow points are outlawed by the Geneva Convention for use in war. Our soldiers are not allowed to shoot the enemy in an all out war with them but they have no problem using them on American citizens at all. There is zero chance a billion invaders are coming here from other countries so who do you think they are stockpiling them for? In fact even if a billion invaders from overseas did arrive on our shores bent on destroying us you guessed it. Our soldiers would not be allowed to use hollow point rounds against them. So I repeat. Who do you really think they are for? Better yet how can the government justify shooting American citizens with hollow point ammunition they are not allowed to use against the most mad dog evil invading armies the world has to offer? Even better still what does this imply about their contempt for US citizens that they do not have for invading armies?
  
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Gary_K
Posted on September 19, 2012 at 6:43am
She is a terrorist, jail her without any charges and deny her habeas corpus for the duration…..that’s what bath house barry wants for us under NDAA.

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- RobbieTLHughie
  Posted on September 19, 2012 at 11:30am
  …Bath house Barry? Christ-alive, where do you people keep coming up with these idiotic nicknames…
  
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- Gary_K
  Posted on September 19, 2012 at 12:47pm
  Have you read any news last week? Seems as though Berry Soetoro and Ram Emanuel were/are members of the same bath house in Chicago.
  
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RJJinGadsden
Posted on September 19, 2012 at 6:41am
I’ve carried a concealed weapon in the performance of my duties thousands of times in the past. When I was in an official area where even I was not allowed to carry, I always had enough wits about myself to lock it away properly. Naturally, being in her position in NM, she is likely a Dem-wit which may explain a lot, but nothing more than a slap on the wrist will occur. But, what will happen to the average citizen who is caught with a nail clipper in their toiletry bag?

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- WarMunger_Al
  Posted on September 19, 2012 at 7:09am
  If you “forget” you have the gun in your possession when going through airport security, how are you going to remember it when it is needed? This stupid woman should lose her position at DHS…No wait, maybe it will be better for us if DHS is full of morons when things go south….
  
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- RJJinGadsden
  Posted on September 19, 2012 at 9:58am
  WARMUNGER_AL, Definitely agree. This illustrates her decision making process, and the ability to multi-task, or rather inability. Its not a matter of forgiving her of a minor mistake on the job. This is serious enough to demand her immediate dismissal. But, we all know that will not happen. Susan Rice will step in and make excuses I guess.
  
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Bluefish49
Posted on September 19, 2012 at 6:39am
I can bet she didn’t get gang tackled and interrogated like the average civilian would have….

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HOOT_OWL
Posted on September 19, 2012 at 6:38am
What’s good for the cooked goose , is good for the marxist gander.

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- Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
  Posted on September 19, 2012 at 6:41am
  Guess the TSA will have some new openings by the time Napoletano is done with them for doing their job instead of intimidating American citizens.
  
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