Quote:DHBirr wrote:Prior to 9/11, I had a friend ejected from D/FW International for the very same reason (he was there for A-kon, which was at the airport hotel that year). He rationally and calmly explained to the security that it was, in fact, a dead bullet, with no primer or propellant, and that he couldn't fire it even if it had such, since he was carrying no firearms (nor any other weapons for that matter). Apparently, however, the airport security folks react poorly to being shown the error of their perceptions, and he was escorted from the building, told he was to never come back, and that if he did, he would be arrested.
This surprises me not in the least. In 1992, nearly a decade before the TSA existed, airport security confiscated a key ring belonging to that notorious felon DHBirr because the fob had been made from an AK-74 rifle cartridge with its primer and propellant removed. At least they let me take my keys off the ring.
I should point out that D/FW International is a major hub of airline travel in the United States, being the headquarters of American Airlines. He was back in the airport, this time to catch a flight, within the year. At that time, and as far as I know all further times, not one of the security and/or TSA has even blinked at his keychain. So much for that threat.
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