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Our Big Government Overlords are destroying The Constitution in order to keep us safe from:
Sock Monkeys
I, for one, will sleep so much better knowing that the 50% plus of my income that I pay on taxes is being spent on disarming Sock Monkeys.
TSA agents in St. Louis, Missouri, disarmed Rooster Monkburn, a cowboy sock money, of his two-inch toy gun after a woman brought the stuffed monkey through security. Agents said that it posed a threat because it could be confused for a real gun, according to local reports.
[The agent] said this is a gun, said Phyllis May, recounting the experience to fly back to her home in Washington state. I said no, its not a gun its a prop for my monkey.
May, who has a small business selling sock monkeys, was also questioned for bringing the sewing supplies she uses to make the stuffed animals in her carry-on bag. TSA agents told her they would have to confiscate the miniature firearm and call the police, although Washingtons KING-TV reports that the TSA never did call the authorities. Mays sewing supplies were ultimately returned to her.
Rooster Monkburn has been disarmed so Im sure everyone on the plane was safe, May quipped. I understand [the TSA agent] was doing her job but at some point doesnt common sense prevail?...
TSA Seizes Sock Monkey's Toy Gun | National Review Online
Sock Monkeys
I, for one, will sleep so much better knowing that the 50% plus of my income that I pay on taxes is being spent on disarming Sock Monkeys.
TSA agents in St. Louis, Missouri, disarmed Rooster Monkburn, a cowboy sock money, of his two-inch toy gun after a woman brought the stuffed monkey through security. Agents said that it posed a threat because it could be confused for a real gun, according to local reports.
[The agent] said this is a gun, said Phyllis May, recounting the experience to fly back to her home in Washington state. I said no, its not a gun its a prop for my monkey.
May, who has a small business selling sock monkeys, was also questioned for bringing the sewing supplies she uses to make the stuffed animals in her carry-on bag. TSA agents told her they would have to confiscate the miniature firearm and call the police, although Washingtons KING-TV reports that the TSA never did call the authorities. Mays sewing supplies were ultimately returned to her.
Rooster Monkburn has been disarmed so Im sure everyone on the plane was safe, May quipped. I understand [the TSA agent] was doing her job but at some point doesnt common sense prevail?...
TSA Seizes Sock Monkey's Toy Gun | National Review Online
