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submitted 1 year ago by MicroWave@lemmy.world to c/news@lemmy.world

A Hong Kong court dismissed a gun charge Monday against a Washington state senator who had been arrested after he carried a gun into the Chinese territory in what he called an “honest mistake.”

Republican Jeff Wilson self-declared that he was carrying the gun at the airport Oct. 21, has a clear criminal record in Hong Kong and made his admission in an open manner, the prosecution said at the court hearing.

Principal Magistrate Don So approved the arrangement for a bind-over order rather than a plea to possessing an unlicensed firearm, saying he was inclined to believe Wilson was innocent.

The bind-over order requires Wilson to keep the peace and avoid committing further firearms offenses for two years. The magistrate said Wilson would be fined 2,000 Hong Kong dollars ($255) for breaching the order if he doesn’t comply.

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[-] VegaLyrae@kbin.social 30 points 1 year ago

He discovered the weapon during the flight between San Francisco and Hong Kong, it said.

So he made it passed TSA with an entire firearm.

Not just that, but he doesn't keep track of where his firearms are.

For an honest mistake, so much had to go wrong.

[-] FireTower@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago

The TSA has a roughly 80% failure rate on detecting weapons. Some tests rate it up to 95%. There's a reason it's called security theater.

[-] VegaLyrae@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago

They couldn't find this man's gun, but they confiscated my Leatherman when my bags got bumped from checked to carry-on.

[-] Krackalot@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 1 year ago

Made my wife dump out hot sauce she forgot to put in her checked luggage.

[-] Dark_Arc@social.packetloss.gg 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

We need to abolish the TSA in its current form. Billions spent inconveniencing travelers with unreasonable and at times invasive searches.

You know what we haven't done? Caught a terrorist.

[-] vivadanang@lemm.ee 0 points 1 year ago

He's a certified fucking moron. Feels the need to carry, can't carry responsibly, advocates and votes for other irresponsible assholes to carry.

think this is hyperbole? https://jalopnik.com/youve-got-to-stop-keeping-your-gun-in-your-car-1850929717#:~:text=Thieves%20will%20sweep%20neighborhoods%2C%20parking,t%20seem%20to%20be%20stopping.

It's much worse than you guess.

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