US woman who wanted to be clown jailed for entering Australia with 24-carat golden gun

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy An Australian court sentenced an American woman to 12 months in jail for sneaking in a gold-plated gun in her luggage last year. open image in gallery The gold-plated gun recovered from Florida woman “Oh yeah, I forgot about that,” Goodson responded when officers asked: “What about the gun in your bag?” However, her phone’s search history revealed she had researched on the internet about “can I have a gun in my suitcase?” and even set a calendar prompt in her phone to remind her to “put gun in suitcase”. She told the court that she brought the gun into the country for her protection but claimed that she was “scared” to use it and would have just “pistol whip” in case of emergency. “If that didn’t do it I would probably just pistol whip,” Goodson told the court.