Glen Turner on Nostr: American tourist stopped at Australian Customs Customs: are you carrying any ...

American tourist stopped at Australian Customs

Customs: are you carrying any prohibited items?

Tourist: no

Customs: "What about the gun in your bag?"

Tourist in deep shit: "Oh yeah, I forgot about that."

Then our US tourist digs the hole deeper:

- claimed she brought the gun for protection [and the license for that use is where? Gun licenses for the reason of protection are rarely granted to individuals]

- asked where she planned to store the gun while she was in Australia, she indicated under a vehicle’s passenger seat [Australia has strict specifications for gun storage]

- claims she would not shoot anyone but "I would probably just pistol whip" [carrying an blunt force instrument for use as a weapon is also illegal]

In the ultimate irony, she came to Australia to go to clown school.

12 months jail, the first 4 months of that to be full time. Then she'll be deported never to return. She'll now need a visa to travel most places, and many countries will deny a visa for a person with a firearms smuggling offence.

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/dec/09/us-woman-caught-with-golden-gun-in-luggage-at-sydney-airport-jailed-for-a-year-ntwnfb