WA Sen. Gun in Airport Arrest
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WA state senator arrested in Hong Kong airport for having a gun in his luggage. Claims ignorance. Said the gun was missed and not detected when he got through Portland airport security.
Imagine that, the TSA missed a gun in a passenger's luggage.
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I once had my travel plans ruined by the TSA. I was going to hijack the plane with my machete. They took it away, and I had to go where the plane was scheduled to go, instead. I was trying out a life hack to get lower fares.
Education is extremely important.
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@Mik said in WA Sen. Gun in Airport Arrest:
Why not? They missed a 9" knife in my laptop bag one time.
Stuff happens. I doubt seriously this guy was going to overthrow the Chinese government with a handgun.
It's mostly just an example of how lax screening has become.
Personally, I think we need to take a hard look at our screening procedures and try to make them better and more efficient.
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I once had my travel plans ruined by the TSA. I was going to hijack the plane with my machete. They took it away, and I had to go where the plane was scheduled to go, instead. I was trying out a life hack to get lower fares.
@Horace said in WA Sen. Gun in Airport Arrest:
I once had my travel plans ruined by the TSA. I was going to hijack the plane with my machete. They took it away, and I had to go where the plane was scheduled to go, instead. I was trying out a life hack to get lower fares.
LOL
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I "kind of" get that the guy forgot he had it in his carryon, but any airplane trips now, I always start out with an empty bag just for that reason.
PS. I am sure his wife is not too happy. Changes up their vacation quite a bit.
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If you pack a gun in your airport luggage and then completely forget about it, you're probably either:
a) A terrorist
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b) An American -
A Hong Kong court has dropped charges against an American politician who turned himself in to customs authorities after bringing a gun into the city’s airport in what he called “an honest mistake.”
Washington State Senator Stephen Jeff Wilson appeared at the West Kowloon Magistrates’ Court on Monday and was acquitted of “possession of arms without a license.”
Instead he was given a 24-month “bind-over” where the charge was withdrawn and the defendant agreed to a good behavior order. Wilson’s firearm was also confiscated.
Both prosecution and defense lawyers argued that this was a special case, citing Wilson’s self-declaration at the Hong Kong customs and his admission to possessing a firearm by mistake during questioning.
