He was Still Packing
An unnamed 22-year-old man going through security at the airport in Baltimore, Md., was pulled aside. Screeners watching the x-ray machine’s scans couldn’t miss what was in his carry-on bag: a .40 caliber rifle. The man, from Hagerstown, claimed he had no idea the gun was in his bag because, he said, his mother packed his bag for him. He was arrested anyway, charged with illegally possessing a firearm, violating airport security procedures, and having a weapon in an airport. The only consolation: the gun wasn’t loaded. (RC/Baltimore Sun) ...But I’ll give even odds that his mommy was.Original Publication Date: 21 October 2018
This story is in True’s book collections, in Volume 25.
This story is in True’s book collections, in Volume 25.
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