I made it through normal US security with the weapon in my suitcase, and another in LIMA, and now I have serious trouble..!
Now I have a loaded weapon, in a foreign country, no choice but to man up.
But the point here is that you made the right call and manned up to the matter.
You made a mistake and were willing to face the possible consequences, which is why things probably turned out as well as they did.
This guy did not and I have a sense that things won't turn out as well for him. I'm always sorry to see a colleague toss their career in the dumper, but anyone carrying weapons when they're not in the FFDO program probably deserves their fate.