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A man was arrested at JFK after TSA officers detected a handgun hidden inside a DVD player in his luggage
The TSA announced the arrest in a press release to their website Thursday, saying the gun was hidden in the New York-native’s checked bag, which triggered an alarm during security scanning. “TSA officers spotted a DVD player inside the checked bag. Upon further inspection, TSA officers detected a 9mm handgun wrapped in aluminum foil that was artfully concealed inside the DVD player,” the statement read. “The gun was not loaded.” TSA then contacted Port Authority Police, who found the man waiting… (www.airlive.net) Plus d'info...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Best part is TSA wrote a Press Release!!!
HIDDEN IN FOIL IN A DVD - who cares if it was registered etc
Well you do have to give him credit for trying.. he failed but at least he tried lol.
I think that he was the owner but he didn't want to have to do the paperwork as he knew that Mexico doesn't allow anyone with firearms, registered or not. So if he went to do the paperwork, he would be told that he couldn't take the gun and he didn't want that.
While it is legal to fly with firearms in checked luggage domestically provided the firearms are declared, this was an international flight going to Mexico where private possession of firearms is tightly restricted.
put it this way - if he was the owner and it was registered, why would he hide it and wrap it in tin foil instead of doing the paperwork?