A body-armor-clad Boston man who arrived in Los Angeles from Japan with a suitcase full of weapons and hazardous materials was detained last week and is set to appear in court. Read more: http://www.wcvb.com/news/local/metr...ne/-/11971628/16919782/-/kxqjktz/-/index.html
"According to an affidavit, Harris' bags contained a pyrotechnic smoke grenade, three leather-coated billy clubs, a collapsible baton, a full-face respirator, various knives, a hatchet, body bags, a biohazard suit, handcuffs, leg irons, duct tape, batteries, oven mitts, cooking tongs, plastic flexi-cuffs and a device to repel dogs." Sounds like my gear bag.
Sounds like someone's watched a few too many episodes of Breaking Bad..... Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2
Just because some of us are prepared for the zombie apocalypse we shouldn't be treated like criminals.
They do. I get on planes wearing flame retardant pants and leg irons with cooking tongs in my pockets all the time.
I don't see any nail files, box cutters, or liquids over 3 oz....just what was the threat exactly? That must have to been one sharp TSA agent! I bet he photoshopped and printed up his own commendation already.
It was checked baggage, not carry-on...last I knew you could carry pointed sticks, body bags and leg irons in checked baggage. Hell, you can even carry a gun in checked baggage as long as it's declared and packaged properly. As far as I can tell the only "hazardous" item in there was the single smoke bomb which from the looks of it was barely a pyrotechnic. Talk about sensationalism.
