Hi All,
A friend of mine just got arrested in ny on an illegal weapons
charge. They were travelling back to la thru a ny airport, when they
went to the counter to declare their firearm (unloaded, locked hard
container) they got arrested for illegal possession of a pistol.
Point of origin and destination were legal places for
ownership/possession. A quick google search shows this is apparently
not uncommon.
If anybody had any advice for my friend, I would greatly appreciate
it(!), but, separately, I am not sure how this law (and the enforcement
thereof) is constitutional?? It seems like this should fall under
protections of interstate commerce as well as equal protection, or, am I
misreading the situation?
Honestly, I don't see how somebody could legally travel if they have
an in transit stop in nyc and that seems like it shouldn't be the
jurisdiction of the city to decide. Demographically, my friend would
probably make a good test case for a challenge of the law (upright
citizen/socially conscious/does academic research in social welfare for
minorities), but, that too seems probably a battle that is hard to fight
in terms of time/resources.
Again, advice/explanations welcome,
Jonathan
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