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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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[–] [email protected] 23 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

There's a lot of oddity there:

The court was previously told she had come to Australia to attend clown school and claimed she brought the gun for protection.

Goodson had searched online whether she was allowed to bring the weapon into Australia, despite telling officers at the time she forgot she had it with her.

When asked at the airport if she was carrying any prohibited items with her, Goodson claimed she was not, the court was told.

“What about the gun in your bag?” she was asked by a customs officer.

Goodson replied: “Oh yeah, I forgot about that.”

A review of Goodson’s phone revealed she had searched online “can I have a gun in my suitcase?” and set a calendar entry with a note reminding her to “put gun in suitcase”.

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Goodson told police she was actually “scared” of shooting the gun and hoped simply producing it would be enough to deter potential threats.

“If that didn’t do it I would probably just pistol whip,” Goodson was quoted as having said.

When asked where she planned to store the gun while she was in Australia, she indicated under a vehicle’s passenger seat, the court was told.

The court was told in recent years, Goodson was using psychedelic drugs, synthetic cannabis and crystal meth amphetamines.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 2 weeks ago

That's, uhh, quite a series of events. Wow.