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| Replica Mine Discovered at TUL |
Inert Ordnance and Grenades Etc. – We continue to find inert hand grenades and other weaponry on weekly basis. Please keep in mind that if an item looks like a realistic bomb, grenade, mine, etc., it is prohibited - real or not. When these items are found at a checkpoint or in checked baggage, they can cause significant delays. I know they are cool novelty items, but it is best not to take them on a plane. Read here and here on why inert items cause problems.
- A replica Claymore mine was detected in a checked bag at Tulsa (TUL). It was determined to be inert and had the word “dummy” scrawled upon it.
- Two inert detonators were detected in carry-on bags at San Diego (SAN) and Denver (DEN).
- An HG-1 training grenade in an instructor’s checked bag caused the checked baggage area at Bradley (BDL) to be closed for 20 minutes.
- 3 inert grenades were discovered this week. Two in checked baggage at Seattle (SEA) & Anchorage (ANC), and the other in a carry-on bag at Oklahoma City (OKC).
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| Pocket knife hidden in a potato chip can at Austin |
Items in the Strangest Places –It’s important to check your bags prior to traveling. If a prohibited item is discovered in your bag, you could be cited and possibly arrested by local law enforcement. Here are a few examples from this week where prohibited items were found in strange places.
- A pocketknife was discovered in a potato chip can at Austin (AUS). New cutting edge flavor?
What
Not to Say at an Airport – Statements
like these not only delay the people who said them but can also inconvenience
many other passengers if the checkpoint or
terminal has to be evacuated:
- An Atlanta passenger approached a flight attendant and asked her if she had ever been hijacked before.
Stun
Guns – Two
stun guns were discovered in carry-on bags at checkpoints around the nation:
Detroit (DTW), Burbank (BUR)
Miscellaneous
Prohibited Items -
In addition to all of the other prohibited items we find weekly, our Officers
also regularly find firearm components, realistic replica firearms, bb and
pellet guns, Airsoft guns, brass knuckles, ammunition, batons, and a lot of
sharp pointy things -- to mention a few…
Firearms
- Here are
pictures of some of the firearms our Officers found in carry-on baggage since I
posted last Friday. See a complete list below.
You
can travel with your firearms in checked baggage, but they must first be
declared to the airline.
You
can go here for more details on how to properly travel with your firearms.
Firearm possession laws vary by state and locality. Travelers should
familiarize themselves with state and local firearm laws for each point of
travel prior to departure.
Unfortunately
these sorts of occurrences are all too frequent which is why we talk about
these finds. Sure, it’s great to share the things that our officers are
finding, but at the same time, each time we find a dangerous item, the
throughput is slowed down and a passenger that likely had no ill intent ends up
with a citation or in some cases is even arrested. This is a friendly reminder
to please leave these items at home. Just because we find a prohibited item on
an individual does not mean they had bad intentions, that's for the law
enforcement officer to decide. In many cases, people simply forgot they had
these items.
If
you have a travel related issue or question that needs an immediate answer, you
can contact us by clicking here.
8 comments:
Big deal...when you stop a terrorist attack (you have failed many times), I'll congratulate you. So far, it's mostly law abiding citizens...
I hope no one forgets that you guys are the ones that have to ascertain whether these items are going to go off in your face, on a daily basis.
And then there is the guy at Oakland, the artful guy with the wristwatchwith wires and shoes a size or two too large. He spent at least one night in jail after TSA called the cops for some reason. A watch with wires and big shoes do not constitute a crime, and TSA and the local cops are lying when they say they do. You don't go to the airport and end up being arrested for having an unusual watch and shoes too large for your feet! Totally outrageous. This guy must get an apology from TSA, from the local cops, and $50,000 tax-free cash for his trouble--and any TSA and law enforcement records about him totally & completely expunged of this incident. Nothing less will suffice.
Still waiting for Bobby to explain why it's no big deal that the software in the widely-deployed Rapiscan systems was approved on the basis of faked test data.
These Rapiscan machines, by the way, are the same ones that had the "minor glitch" not too long ago that caused them to put out ten times the radiation they claimed-- well beyond the permissible exposure limit (PEL) for many travelers.
Do the TSA contracting officers ALWAYS pick such winners, Bobby?
Ahhhh the white space is back.
I submitted a comment that mentioned National Opt Out and Film week.
Why was that comment illegally censored as it fully complied with the illegal TSA posting guidance.
Complaint submitted to DHS OIG for civil rights violations.
Come on, let's see the steampunk watch, Bob! Or is it so innocuous that it's an embarrassment?
- Insulin pump
- Michelle Dunaj
- urostomy bag
- false positives on my knees the last two times I've gone through the scanners (my knees do not have metal or anything else on them!)
Feet. Fire.
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