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In reply to the discussion: That Loaded Gun in My Carry-On? Oh, I Forgot [View all]Jim Lane
(11,175 posts)For example, it happened to Maurice Hinchey, one of the best Congressmembers, whose retirement this year is a real loss and who is hardly brainless or whatever other insults are being so casually tossed around in this thread.
I think his situation was that he put the gun in his suitcase with some clothes and other things that he thought he might need, then put the suitcase in his car and drove from his home to Washington. As it turned out, he didn't have need of anything in the suitcase, and he didn't even open it. Later, he was flying back to New York. He grabbed that suitcase and brought it to the airport without opening it and without remembering that it had a gun in it.
I've never owned a gun but I can totally see this happening. It's just human nature, folks.