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World of Sport

07th May 2015

Ice hockey fan pounced upon by Florida cops after bringing gun to a game

'Oh, that's NOT allowed?'

Patrick McCarry

What made this Lightning fan think it was okay to pack heat at a playoff game?

Police in Tampa, Florida were forced to confront and arrest an ice hockey fan who brought a gun to a Stanley Cup playoff game.

The Lightning beat Montreal Canadiens 2-1 to boost their cup chances and played on, unaware of the gunslinger in the Analie Arena stands.

As 1o News Florida report, the man was only charged with a misdemeanour as he had a licence to carry a concealed weapon.

A Detroit Red Wings supporter had, the previous week at the Analie Arena, been arrested for his own safety after setting a Lightning flag alight in an act of provocation/stupidity.