ACR PROCS NOT FOLLOWED REGARDING ARMED PAX.

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ARMED PAX NOTIFICATION. 45 MINS AFTER DEP; THE #1 FLT ATTENDANT HANDED ME THE CAPT'S COPY OF FORM E-2 WHICH SHE HAD JUST FOUND BURIED IN HER PAPERWORK FOR THE FLT. SHE SAID SHE HAD JUST FOUND IT IN HER GALLERY. I ASKED IF THE AGENT HAD VERBALLY TOLD HER ABOUT THE ARMED PAX AND SHE REPLIED THAT FINDING THE SHEET WAS THE FIRST SHE KNEW OF THE MATTER. LOOKING OVER THE E-2 ; I NOTICED THAT THE PAX WAS FROM THE VIRGIN ISLANDS. WHAT RAN THROUGH MY MIND AT THE TIME WAS; WHAT KIND OF TRAINING DOES THIS INDIVIDUAL HAVE THAT MAKES HIM SAFE TO HAVE A GUN ON AN AIRPLANE; AND WHAT BUSINESS DOES A POLICEMAN FROM A CARIBBEAN ISLAND HAVE CARRYING A GUN WITHIN THE DOMESTIC UNITED STATES. PART 1; SECTION 13; PARAGRAPH 18; SAYS THE CAPT IS TO BE ADVISED OF ARMED PAX BEFORE THEY ARE BOARDED. IF THIS PROC HAD BEEN FOLLOWED; I WOULD HAVE KNOWN THAT THERE WAS AN ARMED PAX ON BOARD. I COULD HAVE TAKEN THE TIME TO FIND OUT IF THE INDIVIDUAL REALLY NEEDED TO BE CARRYING A GUN ON THIS FLT. I HAVE NO PROB WITH THE FBI OR SECRET SVC BEING ON THE AIRPLANE WITH WEAPONS; HOWEVER; OTHER PAX; ESPECIALLY THOSE FROM OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES; NEED TO SHOW A GOOD REASON TO CARRY WEAPONS ON BOARD.