• specfreq@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    92
    arrow-down
    3
    ·
    edit-2
    1 year ago

    “he did not realize he had packed his pistol in his briefcase while he and his wife were traveling…“It was an honest mistake.””

    He thought he could get away with it or he did make an honest mistake with a deadly weapon in an international incident. Either way, he should be held accountable for his actions in both situations.

    • grabyourmotherskeys@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      48
      arrow-down
      1
      ·
      1 year ago

      I am cognizant enough that I search my pockets and any bags taken on the plane for fluids over 100ml so, yes, a gun seems like something you’d want to be conscious of.

    • PoliticalAgitator@lemm.ee
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      26
      arrow-down
      2
      ·
      1 year ago

      Either way, he should be held accountable for his actions in both situations.

      He might, since he was caught outside America, where claiming “I lost track of where my gun was” is an insane defense that would get your gun license revoked forever.

      Once back in the US though, we worst he’ll face is some disappointed tutting in his direction. The pro-gun crowd works very hard to ensure the “responsible” part of “responsible gun owner” stays entirely optional.

    • TheCoralReefsAreDying69@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      15
      ·
      1 year ago

      Wilson said in the statement that when the plane landed in Hong Kong, he “immediately went to customs officials and called their attention to the issue.”

      If his statement is to be trusted, he did not try to get away with it

    • Treczoks@lemm.ee
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      12
      ·
      1 year ago

      Apart from that, the TSA did obviously not notice that he was carrying. Which means they either don’t do their job, or they are worthless as such.