Posted on 12/16/2011 6:14:05 AM PST by marktwain
Mark Meckler, co-founder of Tea Party Patriots, one of the largest and most prominent tea-party groups, was arrested today at New York City's LaGuardia Airport on a gun charge – despite showing police his pistol permit and explaining that the weapon is registered in California.
"Mark Meckler, an attorney and national coordinator for Tea Party Patriots, who holds a concealed-carry permit from the state of California, today was charged with a firearms violation at LaGuardia Airport in New York City," said Brian Stapleton, Meckler's lawyer, in a statement.
"While in temporary transit through the state of New York in possession of an unloaded, lawful firearm that was locked in a (Transportation Security Administration)-approved safe, he legally declared his possession of the firearm in his checked baggage at the ticket counter as required by law and in a manner approved by TSA and the airline, yet was arrested by port authority for said possession," Stapleton said.
According to the Associated Press, Queens prosecutors say Meckler was taken into custody at about 5:20 a.m. today after he attempted to check in for his Delta flight and presented a box containing a Glock 27 pistol and 19 cartridges of ammunition. Meckler told authorities he carries the gun for protection because he receives threats.
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Plastic reloading boxes are factory containers. They are designed and produced by a factory to hold and store ammunition.
You are right.
They will claim he possessed it in NYC while either staying there or going to airport
Amazing....in 1986...i bought a 12 gauge on Mott street and carried it home to Union square area in rather obvious box on foot...with only my MS drivers license
I have a full carry permit and it applies anywhere in NYS but NYC.
He is screwed and could do a year in jail.
why did he not find out about this beforehand?
I have never had a problem with ammo and firearms in the same locked case. Ammo must be in original boxes - none in magazines or the firearms themselves.
Just flew back from Phoenix with three firearms and about 150 rounds of ammo in the same checked bag. TSA couldn’t have cared less.
TSA: Travelers must securely pack any ammunition in fiber (such as cardboard),
wood or metal boxes or other packaging specifically designed to
carry small amounts of ammunition.
Thanks for checking and posting the fresh information.
And where is the NRA?
My guess is they are somewhere patting themselves on the back about all the great things they have done for the 2A.
As long as stories like this happen, the NRA is worthless.
Nail on the head post!
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