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The Straight Story

(48,121 posts)
Thu Jul 25, 2013, 08:32 AM Jul 2013

TSA seizes shoes as replica guns

NEW YORK, July 22 (UPI) -- The Transportation Security Administration said a pair of shoes seized at a New York airport had fake guns for heels.

The TSA posted a photo on its Twitter account of a pair of high-heeled shoes with fake revolvers as the heels, ABC News reported Monday.

The TSA said the heels were seized from a woman traveling at New York's LaGuardia Airport.

"Also, what not to wear through a #LGA checkpoint," the tweet read.

http://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2013/07/22/TSA-seizes-shoes-as-replica-guns/UPI-45081374526883/

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TSA seizes shoes as replica guns (Original Post) The Straight Story Jul 2013 OP
"Fake revolvers", eh? LOL... pipoman Jul 2013 #1
I feel so much safer knowing the TSA knows their weapons. RC Jul 2013 #2
Something about terrifying us, IIRC. n/t Egalitarian Thug Jul 2013 #5
Ok, ... SQUEE Jul 2013 #3
Memo to all CONTROL Agents: MindPilot Jul 2013 #4
Indeed: The Straight Story Jul 2013 #6
Murphy's Law: If it can happen, it will happen. DetlefK Jul 2013 #7
Were they loaded? FSogol Jul 2013 #8
There no reason to believe those wouldn't be confiscated... LeftinOH Jul 2013 #9
Those are ugly shoes. HappyMe Jul 2013 #10
I would surmise that the wearer is not strong in the clue dept. n/t Mopar151 Jul 2013 #11
Seriously, what sane woman would wear 5 inch heels traveling on a plane? n/t Fla Dem Jul 2013 #12
What if it happened like this: ret5hd Jul 2013 #13
If you are in the business of making and selling those shoes... MindPilot Jul 2013 #17
Quite a genius, that woman is. nt geek tragedy Jul 2013 #14
Should've been arrested for the appalling lack of fashion sense and taste... Blue_Tires Jul 2013 #15
Oh, now there's a brilliant fashion choice. Waiting For Everyman Jul 2013 #16
 

pipoman

(16,038 posts)
1. "Fake revolvers", eh? LOL...
Thu Jul 25, 2013, 08:37 AM
Jul 2013

In other news...a woman was run down by a sports car as she crossed the street yesterday...

SQUEE

(1,315 posts)
3. Ok, ...
Thu Jul 25, 2013, 09:09 AM
Jul 2013

Just because you can doesn't mean you should. What idiot even remotely thought this was a good idea.
Don't act to draw attention and complain when you get it.

 

MindPilot

(12,693 posts)
4. Memo to all CONTROL Agents:
Thu Jul 25, 2013, 09:14 AM
Jul 2013

In the interests of agent safety, all CONTROL Agents are advised to be aware of which shoes are being worn when answering the phone.

DetlefK

(16,423 posts)
7. Murphy's Law: If it can happen, it will happen.
Thu Jul 25, 2013, 09:20 AM
Jul 2013

She gets on a plane, removes the fake guns and uses them to take a hostage. Simple as that.

LeftinOH

(5,342 posts)
9. There no reason to believe those wouldn't be confiscated...
Thu Jul 25, 2013, 09:27 AM
Jul 2013

so why hold up everyone else in line with her attention-stealing "fashion statement". Stupid woman.

HappyMe

(20,277 posts)
10. Those are ugly shoes.
Thu Jul 25, 2013, 09:28 AM
Jul 2013

Where the hell would you wear those?

I'm sorry but what the hell did she think was going to happen.

ret5hd

(20,435 posts)
13. What if it happened like this:
Thu Jul 25, 2013, 09:44 AM
Jul 2013

Gun-nutter buys his wife "this REALLY COOL pair of shoes!!!"

Wife hates 'em, seein' as they are so ugly and all, but can't figure a way to tell gun-nutter hubby that she'd rather wear a pair of galoshes to the pastor's house than wear those things around the house.

So, vacation time comes and hubby wants to fly to Sanford, FL to see what all the hubbub is down there and maybe get a little target practice in, if ya' know what I mean. So the wife sees a perfect opportunity to ditch these things! "Honey, I HAVE to wear them to the airport! They're my favorite shoes!"

Bada-bing...they're gone.

Just my imagination running around.

 

MindPilot

(12,693 posts)
17. If you are in the business of making and selling those shoes...
Thu Jul 25, 2013, 02:19 PM
Jul 2013

what better way to get a free commercial than get them confiscated at the airport?

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