https://www.tampabay.com/news/florida-politics/2024/02/09/matt-gaetz-stopped-airport-security-having-taser-report-says/
Gaetz then threw away the weapon, according to a news report.
This can only be a publicity stunt, and at that, he was too much of a puss to have an actual gun on him.
Well how else is he supposed to keep those kids quiet when he flies them to his rape palace.
It's absolutely hilarious to me how many of the "tough guys" who think they're the most macho men on the planet have to carry a fucking weapon on them at all times.
Are you a "tough guy" for real, or do you just cosplay as one with the other incels, Matty?
If a regular citizen had a taser at airport security, they would have been held as a terrorist.
This is not true. C'mon. I hate Gaetz's guts. But it's not like he was wielding it at security.
People can transport weapons via checked in luggage. It wouldn't be uncommon for some distracted packer to put it in their carryon - at which point the person would be stopped and told "you can either dispose of it, or not enter the secure area. Your choice."
Unless you're brown like me, of course ;)
This is not true either. My boss accidentally had a bullet in his bag. No gun or anything to actually use it and they held him and threatened to arrest him. He's white btw.
What's wild here is I had 20 bullets in my backpack that I accidentally left in there, and they let me through, and through a connecting flight, and only caught them on the flight home, and made me throw them away. I am white which could have contributed to the "toss to enter" treatment, but I did technically fly with explosives in my carry on.
Sucks to be your boss, then, but that's pretty anecdotal. Plus you can't compare a bullet with a taser.
It was definitely true in the Bush years. Less so now. That was a dumb time. Unlike now, which is dumb in new and unique ways.
So I've spent an embarrassing amount of time thinking "why are all these people so clueless!?" when their weapons are found at TSA etc, but JUST NOW I realized it's because they are usually waived through.
Even an idiot like pedo Gaetz should have a right to defend himself. Just stupid to bring it to the airport.
Having a taser is not the problem. Republicans forgetting where their taser or gun is at, is the problem.
he just wanted to be like the grandma from die hard 2.
