Glen, waiting for the pre-pollAmerican 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.
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