Airport Security Decides 3-Inch Toy Gun Is a Weapon

This itty bitty plastic rifle wasrecently declareda “ firearm ” by airport security officials at Gatwick Airport . Which I guess makes the plaything soldier it had been attached to an enemy combatant ?

Ken Lloyd and his wife were transport the figurine across land lines after having buy it at the Royal Signals Museum at Blandford Garrison . Officials removed the rifle but lease the soldier pass :

Lloyd said his wife had demanded “ a reality check ” .

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“ The aerial was individually scan as defendant and as the figurine ’s SA80 rifle was pulled from the box , the protection search military officer contact her executive program , ” he say .

The security personnel pass the three - in bit of plastic back to Mrs. Lloyd , who right away stuffed it in an gasbag and mailed it back home — but not before the airport ’s client service department X - irradiate the package to make trusted there were no very lilliputian bullets along for the drive .

Somewhere , G.I. Joe pounds a plastic kung - fu fist of indignation . [ CurrentviaBoingBoing ]

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