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TSA Week in Review: Friday, January 9, 2015
Nothing to shake a sickle at...
- 32 Firearms Discovered This Week
- Artfully Concealed Prohibited Items
- A lipstick knife was discovered in a carry-on bag at Buffalo (BUF).
- A sickle* was discovered in a carry-on bag at Newark (EWR).
- Inert Ordnance and Grenades etc
- Three inert grenades and 115 inert rounds contained in a WWII style military helmet were discovered in checked baggage at Denver (DEN).
- An inert grenade was detected in checked baggage at Grand Junction (GJT).
- Grenade shaped cologne bottles were discovered in carry-on bags at Minneapolis (MSP) and Sacramento (SMF).
- 20 stun guns were discovered in carry-on bags this week.
*Not sure how
this could be considered "artfully concealed" as it's
"kinda big"
http://blog.tsa.gov/2015/01/tsa-week...-firearms.html