SayUncle’s link to to the Tequila gun made me remember something interesting. A buddy of mine works for a firm that makes airline security scanners. Their scanner was based on new technology that examined shapes present within luggage in order to find firearms. They were testing it in a live airport when someone went through the machine with one of these and it flagged it as a firearm. As far as I know these scanners aren’t in widespread use yet, but you might want to be careful about flying with one of these.
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Why? Is it illegal to have something shaped like a gun? Or are you saying that it would just be a hassle?
Just to avoid the hassle of having your luggage tossed over by the TSA.
Not sure “illegal” is the right word. Seems the screeners can confiscate anything that even remotely resembles a weapon. A couple examples immediately jump to mind:
* Joe Foss’ Medal of Honor
* NRA member’s commerative silver bullet (hole drilled through case and on a key change).
* Wasn’t there a lil tyke that had his action figures’s small plastic gun confiscated?
http://www.internetwines.com/rws31860.html
A few years ago, one screener confiscated an NRA “Silver Bullet” keychain fob because it “looked” threatening