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Originally Posted by Secret Agent Man
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Originally Posted by Aguila Blanca
A fundamental prerequisite of the FOPA is that possession (or "carry") of the firearm must be legal in the place where the journey begins and the place where the journey ends
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I am assuming that Meckler's journey did begin in a state where possession is legal. Meckler is a CA resident, so that is a logical starting point for the journey. But so far there is nothing definitive on that.
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But there IS something definitive on that. The reports state that he was arrested on a Thursday and had been in NYC since Sunday. I don't understand why you would assume his journey began in a state where he's legal when the available information clearly indicates that it did not. The information available to us at this time is very persuasive that he screwed up, and that the protection of the FOPA is not available to him because he didn't do his homework.
This case is NOT the same as that of Greg Revell. Revell was not traveling
to Newark, NJ, and he transacted no business while he was there. Revell was in transit, and was forced to spend a night in a hotel
on the airport grounds (or immediately adjacent thereto) solely because of a missed connection. Revell's overnight stay was clearly part and parcel of his trip from one place where he was legal to another place where he was legal. By contrast, Mr. Tea Party Patriot traveled TO NYC and spent several days and nights there, transacting business and meeting with people. He was not transiting
through New York -- he went TO New York, and his visit to the airport was the start of a new trip to take him home
from NYC.