Should Tea Party Patriot Mark Meckler catch a break?

[hampton83]

New York (CNN) -- A leader of a Tea Party group was arrested Thursday at New York's LaGuardia Airport while in possession of a handgun, prosecutors said.

Mark Meckler, a co-founder of the Tea Party Patriots, was detained Thursday morning during preflight check-in, according to a Queens District attorney statement.

Meckler told a Delta Airlines ticket agent about the Glock 27 pistol, which was in a locked gun box alongside more than a dozen 9mm cartridges, the statement said.

He has been charged with second-degree criminal possession of a weapon, a felony that carries up to 15 years behind bars.

"Before leaving home, passengers should acquaint themselves with the weapon laws of the jurisdiction that they are visiting and comply with any and all legal requirements if they choose to travel with a weapon," said District Attorney Richard A. Brown. "Otherwise, they may find themselves being arrested and charged with a felony, as is what occurred in this case."

Brian Stapleton, an attorney for Meckler, issued a statement saying his client abided by the law.

"Mark Meckler, an attorney and National Coordinator for Tea Party Patriots, who holds a concealed-carry permit from the state of California, today was charged with a firearms violation at LaGuardia Airport in New York City," Stapleton said in the statement.

[muireach]

Is catch a break the same as be held to a different standard of the law? As a lawyer he should have known STATE LAWS are just that STATE LAWS .If I have Montana drivers license and the speed limit on their hwy is 85 I cant go 85 on another states hwy because my state allows it if their spped limit is 65.

[smid]

New York needs to get it's laws straight on firearms.

The Port Authority Spokesman claimed that Meckler had a gun and he had ammo in a locked case, which is "like having a loaded gun" in the same sense that having break and turkey in the fridge is like having a sandwich.

This isn't about Meckler for me, it is about the state governments trying to disarm law abiding citizens because it is easier to prosecute gun owners rather than gun crime.

[vruyk]

Was his common sense on vacation about that time. Just about everyone knows one can not bring a weapon onto a commercial airplane. But, if gets away with it, then others will try and do the same.

[alleyne]

I hear what you are saying and yes he needs a break for once.

[atworth49]

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