Florida Man™ Tries To Check Bag Containing RPG Replica

"user314" (user314) 03/07/2019 at 11:15 • Filed to: Florida Man, Planelopnik, rpg, TSA, contraband, weapons, allentown, Florida

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A man !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! from Allentown, PA back home to St. Augustine, FL attempted to board the flight with a replica RPG in his checked baggage, according to the TSA. The unidentified man was stopped and questioned, and admitted that he thought he could fly with the disassembled prop in his checked luggage. Upon determining that the RPG was in fact inert, the man was allowed to board the flight to Orlando Sanford International Airport, though the gren ade launcher was confiscated.

Should have just sent it FedEx, guy; probably would have cost less than checking it. Still, that’s going to look bitchin’ in the Allentown TSA’s Prohibited/Seized items display...

ttyymmnn > user314 03/07/2019 at 11:37

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Nothing like trying to board an airplane with the preferred weapon of jihadis everywhere. That’s as recognizable as an AK.

Chuckles > user314 03/07/2019 at 11:50

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Hey, I live in Allentown! I work about 2 miles from that airport. I didn't see anything about it on our local news.

user314 > Chuckles 03/07/2019 at 11:54

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I got it from the Pittsburgh NBC affiliate, who got it from an ABC affiliate in Florida...

Chuckles > user314 03/07/2019 at 11:58

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Interesting. Pittsburgh is not at all close to here. The LV is mainly in the Philly TV market but we also get NYC stations. Pittsburgh feels like it’s a whole state away from here.

user314 > Chuckles 03/07/2019 at 12:14

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WPXI is very good at lifting other stations’ stories that have either Pittsburgh or Pennsylvania connections, no matter how tenuous. It’s even more fun since there is an Allentown neighborhood here, so it’s always a “Wait, what?” until it’s clarified that they’re talking about the other  Allentown.

Snuze: Needs another Swede > user314 03/07/2019 at 12:38

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He must have gotten the same e-mail flyer I got.  I’m pretty sure I know where he bought it.  

McMike > user314 03/07/2019 at 12:53

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This is my emotional support RPG launcher.

PartyPooper2012 > Chuckles 03/07/2019 at 13:16

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Heard about it on Fox Business news. Several other articles too. 

Distraxi's idea of perfection is a Jagroen > user314 03/07/2019 at 13:16

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Once they’d identified it as a prop, why not? 

PartyPooper2012 > user314 03/07/2019 at 13:18

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I don’t see any problems here what so ever.

A) it’s not real

B) you can check weapons at airport.*

C) Traveling from where guns are legal to where guns are legal. 

*Grenade launchers, tomahawk guided missiles and A brams tanks might be exceptions, but they don’t state that. I think they confiscated it for display purposes. 

user314 > McMike 03/07/2019 at 13:45

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Right? I get the biggest hassle trying to fly with my ES grizzly, even when I have my doctor’s note:

user314 > Distraxi's idea of perfection is a Jagroen 03/07/2019 at 13:48

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As I understand it, TSA regs say no weapons; props, replicas, demilled, in pieces, doesn’t matter. Dunno what damage they think a grenade-shaped lump of urethane foam is going to do, especially from the (inaccessible ) cargo hold, but there we are.  

Distraxi's idea of perfection is a Jagroen > user314 03/07/2019 at 14:19

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Well TSA *is* all about security theater , so getting worked up about props would be appropriate, I guess.

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > user314 03/27/2019 at 15:27

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But you can check rifles?? Those are real and this isn’t even real. 

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > McMike 03/27/2019 at 15:28

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As a Marine I have an emotional support MK19 

user314 > 415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) 03/27/2019 at 16:13

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Provided you comply with the TSA guidelines , and the airline doesn’t have any prohibitions against it, yes:

Interestingly, realistic firearms replicas are marked as an unqualified YES in checked baggage; maybe a RPG replica falls under the hard NO for rocket launchers.