Don Barnett
Regular Member
The other day I had to fly to Orlando for one night and didn't want to check any luggage on the airline. Not being a frequent flyer, I grabbed a bag from the basement store room that would be just the right size for one change of clothes and small enough to qualify for carry on.
Unfortunately, the bag I grabbed was one I had previously used as a Range-Gear Bag and a 9mm round had settled underneath a hard stiffing flap at the bottom.
The bag made it through the screening at Baltimore with no problem, but the TSA Agents at Orlando were a bit more alert.
To make a long story short, they do NOT have a sense of humor about that and if I had not arrived early enough I would probably have missed my flight. The apparent protocol is to report the incident to a "duty" FBI agent who then has to run a background check.
It took about twenty five minutes to get straightened out and for the FBI Agent to then "scold" me like a child, but that is Orlando; it may take longer at other air terminals.
Unfortunately, the bag I grabbed was one I had previously used as a Range-Gear Bag and a 9mm round had settled underneath a hard stiffing flap at the bottom.
The bag made it through the screening at Baltimore with no problem, but the TSA Agents at Orlando were a bit more alert.
To make a long story short, they do NOT have a sense of humor about that and if I had not arrived early enough I would probably have missed my flight. The apparent protocol is to report the incident to a "duty" FBI agent who then has to run a background check.
It took about twenty five minutes to get straightened out and for the FBI Agent to then "scold" me like a child, but that is Orlando; it may take longer at other air terminals.