From Red White Blue news.
Tea Party Patriots leader arrested for checking in for flight while carrying a gun
A major leader in the Tea Party movement was arrested at New York's
LaGuardia Airport on Thursday after he tried to check in for a flight
while carrying a gun.
Prosecutors charged Mark Meckler, the
co-founder of Tea Party Patriots, with felony weapons possession after
he told a Delta ticket agent early Thursday morning that he had a weapon in his luggage.
Meckler was carrying an unloaded Glock pistol and numerous rounds of
ammunition in a locked gun box, according to multiple reports.
Meckler’s attorney, Brian Stapleton, said Meckler had a concealed-carry
permit for the gun issued by California, and that Meckler was in
temporary transit through New York.
But the California permit wasn’t valid in New York.
“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 in a statement.
Under New York law, Meckler could face up to 15 years in prison if found guilty of the charge.
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