First the Light Saber, now the Thermal Detonator!
Sep 22, 2019, 11:37 am
#31
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Join Date: Mar 2008
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I've filed an update to my 1st Circuit case about this. See attached affidavit & argument.
Thanks for the headsup about it.
(TSA has to date not responded to any of these updates, and in particular has never disputed the accuracy of my factual claims.)
See also:
https://www.tsa.gov/news/2019/08/28/...d-soda-bottles
“The issue concerning Star Wars Galaxy’s Edge-themed soda bottles has recently been brought to our attention by the general public, as these items could reasonably be seen by some as replica hand grenades. We appreciate the concerns being raised, because replica explosives are not permitted in either carry-on or checked bags. We have completed our review, and instructed our officers to treat these as an oversized liquid. Because these bottles contain liquids larger than 3.4 ounces (100 milliliters), they should be put in checked baggage or emptied to be brought on as carry-on item. TSA officers will maintain the discretion to prohibit any item through the screening checkpoint if they believe it poses a security threat.”
"Reasonably" eh?
Specifically denied by TSA. https://twitter.com/AskTSA/status/1166504206649499648
"Even with a normal bottle cap, this item is still considered a replica and is not allowed in carry-on or checked bags. If our officers discover a replica item during screening and believe it's real, the item will be treated as such until advised otherwise by law enforcement."
Thanks for the headsup about it.
(TSA has to date not responded to any of these updates, and in particular has never disputed the accuracy of my factual claims.)
See also:
https://www.tsa.gov/news/2019/08/28/...d-soda-bottles
“The issue concerning Star Wars Galaxy’s Edge-themed soda bottles has recently been brought to our attention by the general public, as these items could reasonably be seen by some as replica hand grenades. We appreciate the concerns being raised, because replica explosives are not permitted in either carry-on or checked bags. We have completed our review, and instructed our officers to treat these as an oversized liquid. Because these bottles contain liquids larger than 3.4 ounces (100 milliliters), they should be put in checked baggage or emptied to be brought on as carry-on item. TSA officers will maintain the discretion to prohibit any item through the screening checkpoint if they believe it poses a security threat.”
"Reasonably" eh?
Specifically denied by TSA. https://twitter.com/AskTSA/status/1166504206649499648
"Even with a normal bottle cap, this item is still considered a replica and is not allowed in carry-on or checked bags. If our officers discover a replica item during screening and believe it's real, the item will be treated as such until advised otherwise by law enforcement."
A replica of what exactly?
TSA continues to have no understanding of the word, replica!
Sep 25, 2019, 1:25 pm
#32
Join Date: Jan 2010
Posts: 1,333
Specifically denied by TSA. https://twitter.com/AskTSA/status/1166504206649499648
"Even with a normal bottle cap, this item is still considered a replica and is not allowed in carry-on or checked bags. If our officers discover a replica item during screening and believe it's real, the item will be treated as such until advised otherwise by law enforcement."
Oct 13, 2019, 2:09 pm
#33
Join Date: Dec 2010
Posts: 962
There is zero percent chance that a reasonable person could think that.
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Never underestimate the possibility that someone believes any given thing you could dream up, or at least would consider it possible.
Last edited by TWA884; Oct 13, 2019 at 2:53 pm Reason: Derisive gross generalization in violation of this forum's sticky post.