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The security response the breech of protects air space -- in the protected air space at the capital. jason chafe its said they had guns trained on the flying contraption and could have shot him down but didn't. and now you'll hear from mr. hughes but first here is randy kay. >> on the afternoon of april 15th this gyrocopter flew through restricted air space. doug hughs is at the controls. this is what he saw as he made his way toward the nation's capitol. >> this is not good people. >> the florida postal worker and pilot pulled this stunt, he said to make a statement about campaign financing a...

He showed up to court today dressed in his mailman uniform complete with the postal service logo. the stunt exposing a serious national security vulnerability, posing major questions today of senate committee leading a loud national chorus demanding answers. how could so many law enforcement and safety personnel miss this flying contraption as it flew an estimated two hours into washington, d.c.? after 9/11 the people in charge of keeping us safe were blamed for a failure of the imagination for not anticipating terrorists turning planes into weapons, but this incident required no imagination. ...