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I have seen this kind of thing happen more times than I care to count, and the results are spread across a spectrum just as vast.

Most often CHL holders that appear to have made an "honest" mistake are allowed to continue their trip, with the gun confiscated by the police.

Rarely CHL holders that appear to have made that same "honest" mistake have been allowed to take their gun back to an appropriate person or to their vehicle and continue.

I do not know the reason for the difference, I suspect it's a decision the police make, they are in charge at that point, not TSA.

I have also seen CHL holders that appear to have made an "honest" mistake led away in cuffs, presumeably for arraignment.

I have also seen non-CHL holders who had a gun in their carry on led away in cuffs, every time.

Interesting that the first AP article says that the police released him, and the second says that he was arraigned and that the judge released him. This would imply to me that there was no double standard on the part of the pooice or TSA, that the responsibility for letting him loose lies with the judge.

BTW, TSA has a no excuses policy for this sort of thing, or so we are told. Everyone gets a federal summons and is liable for the $10,000.00 fine, even if it was merely an "honest" mistake.

I would like to know if the police kept his gun.