Florida resident Liliana Goodson, whose pronouns are they/them, was headed to clown school in Sydney. Upon arrival at the airport, they were stopped with a Colt 45 pistol and ammunition in their luggage. They were also carrying squirrel feet, rabbit urine, and a cat spine. The gun was 24-karat gold-plated.
Initially, Goodson claimed to have simply forgotten they had their gun with them. "After all, who hasn’t placed a 24-karat gold gun in their luggage and simply forgotten about it?" However, it is important to note that when charged with a crime, prosecutors can access one's Google searches. Goodson had Googled “Can I carry a gun in my suitcase?” before their flight.
Goodson, who has a concealed carry license in the U.S., added that they were “scared of shooting” the gun but noted that “in L.A. if you just brandish a weapon people will like scatter… I would probably just pistol whip until I got training again.”
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