And Good luck in your quest....
See, I was at Hartsfield in a Precheck line going thru security.... A gentleman was in front of me very distinguished, well dressed man, all matching Tumi Luggage.. He got pulled to random pat down.. I go thru metal detector about the time his luggage gets screened. They freeze everyone. TSA and APD come out of the woodwork. They all look at me and ask if the Tumi bag is mine...? I said Hell No!... They all glare at me accusingly, and ask then whose is it? I point to the guy being patted down... They grab him escort him to the bag 5 feet in front of me... They ask nicely if he has a pistol in his bag.. He replies" Absolutely not"... They ask him again a little more tension hits their voice...? They guy gasps "Oh my god there is a Kimber 45 in there and it's loaded... My granddaughter was coming over for the weekend and I slipped it in that bag and forgot about"... APD removed it from the bag,emptied it and about 7 people escorted him away...
They kept the freeze for about 5 minutes.. Then Lift the freeze and I can grab my bags. I walk to several officers that are still gathered and asked them for a minute of their time.. I said "Hey it's an obvious mistake that the gentleman inadvertently left his gun in a carryon".. They both said to me SO you can tell what his intentions were? I said It seemed like an honest mistake...? They said it's the judges call, and he was getting charged with a felony... The law was pretty black and white... They did share with a good lawyer it get's pleaded to a misdemeanor....
This is in ATL..... Now add NYC.... Remember where a few years ago we had that Plane thing in to a couple buildings....? They don't tolerate Jack ****
Does that make the laws in NY right? Does that make those laws and the unconstitutional culture of the government something we should just accept as inevitable and unchangeable? I like to think not. If we allow these things to persist in some areas sooner or later we will be an island with no one to call on when things go the same way here. I'd rather we take the opportunity to help this guy in NY than need help myself here in the future.