A US woman who flew to Australia with a gold-plated pistol in her luggage has been sentenced to a year in jail, despite claiming she brought it with her for protection.
Liliana Goodson pleaded guilty to charges of illegally importing an unauthorised firearm and illegally importing ammunition.
On Monday, the 30-year-old was sentenced in Sydney’s Downing Centre local court to the 12-month jail term, of which four months will be served in full-time custody.
“despite claiming she brought it with her for protection.”
What an odd way to word that from the writer?
Yea, it reads as though that would be a totally reasonable defense but she had more nefarious aims and was lying.
Based on the characterization from the article, I don’t think she has too much going on upstairs.
I don’t believe that is a legal reason for a gun licence in Australia, well at least in my state. You can get a licence to own a gun if you need it for entertainment purposes