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"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.
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.
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.
How can you have any accountability when accidents happen?
If his statement is to be trusted, he did not try to get away with it
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.
Yes, it's been known for a while how useless they are. The FBI had undercover agents smuggle explosives through TSA checkpoints and they succeeded most of the time.
I remember a story from a person that was flying as part of a small group of military training instructors, we can rest assured that the TSA stops at least 2 out of every 3 (inert) claymore mines from entering the airplane
Yes.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/investigation-breaches-us-airports-allowed-weapons-through-n367851