Soldier Carrying Assault Rifle Has to Give Up Nail Clippers
TSA says clippers a "threat." Rifle, not so much
Written by: Mark Leevan
Posted in U.S. News
In my best ever Chandler Bing voice: Can airport security be any lamer?
Why yes, young Skywalker, they can. To wit: A soldier was returning from Afghanistan on a charter flight. All the troops went through a security check as they left Baghram Air Field.
They all passed through full body scanners (gasp) and had their bags inspected by bomb-sniffing dogs.
But, BUT, when the plane stopped in Indianapolis to drop 100 National Guard members off, the local TSA said all the armed soldiers needed to be searched again.
A soldier wrote an email to RedState.com saying:
It’s probably important to mention that we were ALL carrying weapons. All of us were carrying actual assault rifles, and some of us were also carrying pistols,”
None of the weapons were loaded. But when one TSA agent found nail clippers on a soldier, blammo, gone, el confiscato!
The soldier reported the agent said:
You can’t take those on the plane. They can be used as a weapon.
The soldier then pointed out the obvious. EVERYONE had a pistol or assault rifle the agent said… (Wait for it)
Yeah but you can’t use it to take over the plane. You don’t have bullets.
He gave up the clippers, but kept his assault rifle, and apparently the TSA agent was happy because the flight was allowed to continue.
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