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US woman caught with golden gun in luggage at Sydney airport jailed for a year (www.theguardian.com)

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Liliana Goodson travelled to Australia in 2023 to attend clown school with the gold-plated pistol, worth about $3,000, in her luggage

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[–] flamingo_pinyata@sopuli.xyz 10 points 1 week ago

Magistrate Susan Horan said there was a strong need to deter others from committing similar offences in the future, which could only be achieved by way of a period of incarceration.

I don't think this person would have been deterred even if others went to jail before.