We’re still missing the corny communications TSA’s Blogger Bob Burns once shared with the public, but Lisa Farbstein and the team on duty now are doing a great job of keeping the public informed with light but serious messages about what can and cannot go through airport security checkpoints.
Assault rifles aren't allowed on airplanes so there's no need to bring a gun magazine for an assault rifle with you. Besides, it's prohibited from being brought onto a flight. This one detected in a carry-on bag recently by @TSA officers at @PHLAirport pic.twitter.com/7PYHllDPvB
— TSA Northeast (@TSA_Northeast) July 19, 2021
.@TSA at @PHLAirport caught this revolver along with 22 bullets inside a carry-on bag at one of the airport checkpoints on Saturday. TSA official: "This is not the wild, wild west." The full story is here: https://t.co/Dgqe8QhU49 pic.twitter.com/yWZYackT8n
— TSA Northeast (@TSA_Northeast) July 19, 2021
The tweets about the guns and other weapons people try to take through airport security checkpoints always alarm us, but this Tweet and the story of a TSA officer finding and returning a lost diamond is very heartwarming.
.@TSA at @JFKairport returned this diamond that fell out of a newlywed's ring at one of the checkpoints recently. The traveler was relieved to find out that the stone was found. "Our trip went from a chaotic moment to one at peace." Here's the full story: https://t.co/qDveY6xcBq pic.twitter.com/bhHjZ3IFUg
— TSA Northeast (@TSA_Northeast) July 19, 2021