According to a Huffington Post story "Mrs May and her husband were on their way from St. Louis to Sea-Tac last Wednesday and were carrying “Rooster Monkburn,” an eye patch-wearing spoof of "Rooster Cogburn," the character played by Jeff Bridges in the film "True Grit" in her carry-on bag."
The gun in question is in the holster shown in this picture
The TSA agent informed Mrs May that the police would have to be called as she was trying to sneak a weapon onto the airplane.
"May said she told the agent, "You’re kidding me, right?" but the agent insisted the tiny pistol looked like a real gun and had to be confiscated"
"Rooster Monkburn has been disarmed so I’m sure everyone on the plane was safe," she said, according to the Herald Sun. "I understand she was doing her job but at some point doesn’t common sense prevail?"
Common sense!! Now there is the lost commodity in this story. Look at Rooster's gun closely. Common sense dictates that this tiny plastic replica could not be taken for a real gun.
But kiddies rules are rules and Rooster Monkburn, even though he is a replica of a 'law enforcement officer' had to be rendered impotent.
Post 9/11 life is an interesting experience. We let prospective terrorists in on visas and disarm a stuffed monkey. Go figure.
Randy
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