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On April 23, 2023, in the airport at Sidney, Australia, a heavily tattooed and pierced non-binary person known as Liliana Goodson failed to declare a 1911 A1 type pistol in her “hand luggage“. Hand luggage is what Australians call carry-on bags. Liliana has been reported as planning to attend a clown school in Australia. Liliana’s preferred pronouns have been “they/them,” but she has also been referred to by her Australian lawyer as she/her. According to news.com.au:A heavily tattooed American traveller is fighting to be released from jail after she was allegedly busted trying to smuggle a 24-karat gold-plated pistol into...

A US woman who flew to Australia with a gold plated pistol in her luggage has been sentenced to a year behind bars, 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. The 30-year-old on Monday was sentenced in Sydney's Downing Centre Local Court to a 12-month jail term, of which four months will be served in full-time custody. Goodson was taken into custody immediately following the hearing and forced to remove her extensive jewelry before being handcuffed and led from the court. Goodson...

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. Goodson was taken into custody immediately after the hearing and forced to remove her extensive jewellery before being handcuffed and led from the court. She was...