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Decorative not deadly: Gun shaped toiler paper roller held at New York airport

AP
Published : Nov 1, 2019, 12:35 pm IST
Updated : Nov 1, 2019, 12:35 pm IST

TSA finds gun-shaped toilet paper roller in bag at airport.

The realistic replica gun was designed to spin paper instead of bullets. (Photo: AP)
 The realistic replica gun was designed to spin paper instead of bullets. (Photo: AP)

Newark: Transportation Security Administration agents at New Jersey’s Newark Liberty Airport uncovered a more decorative than deadly item when they checked a passenger’s carry-on.

Agents on Tuesday thought there was a gun in the bag when they put it through the X-ray machine. However, a closer inspection revealed a gun-shaped toilet paper roller. The realistic replica gun was designed to spin paper instead of bullets.

Travellers are not permitted to bring real or replica firearms through security checkpoints.

TSA says it gave the man the option to place it in a checked bag, hand it off to a companion or surrender it. He decided to give it to TSA.

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