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"Rooster Monkburn" the cowboy sock monkey is without his pistol, thanks to
a diligent TSA agent in St. Louis.
Phyllis May of Redmond, Wash. says she is “appalled and shocked and
embarrassed all at the same time” about the incident that happened on Dec.
3.
May has a small business selling unique sock monkey dolls. She says she and
her husband were on their way from St. Louis to Sea-Tac and she had a
couple of monkeys and sewing supplies with her in a carry-on bag.
“His pistol was in there,” she says of the sock monkey “Rooster Monkburn,”
a take-off on John Wayne character “Rooster Cogburn” from the film “True
Grit.”
May and her husband were going through the screening process when she
noticed that one of her bags was missing.
“And the (TSA agent) held it up and said ‘whose is this?’” she said. “I
realized oh, my God this is my bag.” May said the TSA agent went through
the bag, through the sewing supplies and found the two-inch long pistol. *
“She said ‘this is a gun,’”* said May. *“I said no, it’s not a gun it’s a
prop for my monkey.” * “She said *‘If I held it up to your neck, you
wouldn’t know if it was real or not,’* and I said ‘really?’” said May.
*The TSA agent told May she would have to confiscate the tiny gun and was
supposed to call the police. ”*
*“She took my monkey’s gun,” said May, who has retained her sense of humor.*
“*Rooster Monkburn has been disarmed* so I’m sure everyone on the plane was
safe,” she said. “I understand she was doing her job but *at some point
doesn’t common sense prevail?*” (NO)
In the end, the agent did not call police and May did get her other sewing
supplies back.
On Monday, the TSA issued a statement, saying "TSA officers are dedicated
to keeping the nation's transportation security systems safe and secure for
the traveling public. Under longstanding aircraft security policy, and out
of an abundance of caution, *realistic replicas of firearms *are prohibited
in carry-on bags."
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