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Tea-Party Leader Arrested on Gun Charge - WSJ.com
By SEAN GARDINER And SOPHIA HOLLANDER
The co-founder and current chairman of the Tea Party Patriots was arrested at a New York City airport Thursday after trying to check a gun that he had licensed in California.
Mark Meckler, 49 years old, of Grass Valley, Calif., handed a box containing Glock 27 pistol and 19 rounds of 9mm ammunition to a Delta Airlines ticket agent around 5:20 a.m. Thursday. He was trying to check in for a Detroit-bound flight at LaGuardia Airport, police said. When Mr. Meckler told the airline worker that the box contained a gun, they called Port Authority Police officers, who have jurisdiction of the airport.
Mr. Meckler told police that the weapon was registered in California and showed them his pistol permit. He told officers he arrived in New York last Sunday and that he carries the gun because he receives threats, Queens District Attorney Richard Brown said.
Since Mr. Meckler did not have a New York pistol carry permit, police arrested him on a charge of criminal possession of a weapon, Mr. Brown said. Mr. Meckler was released without having to post bail after being arraigned Thursday afternoon. He couldn't be reached for comment, and district attorney officials said they had no attorney information for him
Tea-Party Leader Arrested on Gun Charge - WSJ.com