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.
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Someone should charge LaGuardia with looking like the old Hamilton bus terminal. You think you’ve landed in Buffalo, New York.
It was in the guy’s checked baggage, btw, so I’m not sure the word “carrying” is the best choice.
