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US woman caught with golden gun in luggage at Sydney airport jailed for a year (www.theguardian.com)

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Liliana Goodson travelled to Australia in 2023 to attend clown school with the gold-plated pistol, worth about $3,000, in her luggage

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[–] [email protected] 123 points 1 week ago (6 children)

“What about the gun in your bag?” she was asked by a customs officer.

Goodson replied: “Oh yeah, I forgot about that.”

A review of Goodson’s phone revealed she had searched online “can I have a gun in my suitcase?” and set a calendar entry with a note reminding her to “put gun in suitcase”.

Her comedic talents are wasted on clown school.

[–] [email protected] 53 points 1 week ago (5 children)

A reminder to put the gun in the suitcase is just genius...

But what boggles my mind more is how she even got the gun through security. TSA did an absolutely shoddy job.

When asked where she planned to store the gun while she was in Australia, she indicated under a vehicle’s passenger seat, the court was told.

This woman is amazing.

[–] ramirezmike 14 points 1 week ago

Goodson told police she was actually “scared” of shooting the gun and hoped simply producing it would be enough to deter potential threats. “If that didn’t do it I would probably just pistol whip,” Goodson was quoted as having said.

😂

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