Originally Posted by
chollie
I think it's going to be interesting to see how this plays out. It seems to me that she declared the gun at the appropriate time to declare things when entering/transiting Taipei - so what laws have been broken, exactly? But it's been a week and she's still there, so clearly someone thinks there is a problem - or doesn't want to take a stand either way, perhaps.
From what I find on the web, in Taiwan private citizens, which is what she would be there, are prohibited from owning guns. In other words, she violated their very strict laws against having a gun. That she declared the gun may not be relevant; she should not have brought it into the country at all.
FWIW the gun would be have illegal at her final destination as well. Taking a gun into Thailand requires prior authorization and carrying a gun requires a gun license.