‘Tea Party Patriots’ Official Mark Meckler Arrested For Firearms Violation

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Brian Stapleton, the attorney for Tea Party Patriots official Mark Meckler, sent out the following statement:

“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. While in temporary transit through the state of New York in possession of an unloaded, lawful firearm that was locked in a TSA-approved safe, he legally declared his possession of the firearm in his checked baggage at the ticket counter as required by law and in a manner approved by TSA and the airline, yet was arrested by port authority for said possession.”

See TPM’s full report here.

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