WASHINGTON — Most people know what not to carry in their bag at airport security, but TSA took it a step further recently when it objected to the design on a passenger’s bag.
17-year-old Vanessa Gibbs was at Norfolk International Airport recently for a flight home to Jacksonville, Fla. when she was detained by TSA agents because on her purse was the design of a pistol, reports News 4 Jax.
After agents determined the replica was a fake, they told her to check the bag, but the teenager missed her flight due to the security inspection.
The teen told News 4 she had no trouble flying out of Jacksonville, only on her return.
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