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Lisa Farbstein, TSA Spokesperson
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TSA Public Affairs spokesperson Lisa Farbstein shares transportation security information and tidbits in the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic and beyond!
Joined August 2012
Blackjacks are weapons and as such are not allowed in a carry-on bag. This one was removed from a carry-on bag by @TSA officers at @LGAairport. Don't make that mistake!
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The @TSA security team at @ROCAirport removed this mallet from a traveler's carry-on bag. Unfortunately the Whack-a-Mole arcade game is not available in the airport terminal. Traveling with your lucky mole-punishing mallet? Please pack it in a checked bag.
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Random knives that travelers had in their carry-on bags at the @TSA checkpoint at @ROCAirport. Please pack your knives in checked bags.
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.@TSA stopped a man at @PITairport checkpoint this morning with this switchblade and replica gun. He claimed to be an actor and said these were his props. (Everyone's a comedian.) He placed the items in a checked bag and caught his flight.
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.@TSA at @CHOAirport removed this box of 100 bullets from a traveler's carry-on bag yesterday. Ammunition is not permitted in carry-on bags and must be properly packed in a checked bag. Here is how to properly pack ammunition:
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Replica guns like this one, which was intercepted early this morning by @TSA at @LGAairport, can cause a panic on a plane. Please remember that all replica or toy guns should be packed in a checked bag.
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.@TSA officers at @LGAairport intercepted this ax in a traveler's carry-on bag this morning. Passenger told officials that he goes camping and uses it to cut branches when he needs to make fire and forgot it was in his bag. He repacked it in a checked bag and caught his flight.
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Planning to travel with a replica gun? If so, please remember that you can't bring replica guns through a @TSA checkpoint. This one was intercepted at the @PITairport checkpoint. Traveler could have put it back in their car or in a checked bag. Instead it was surrendered to TSA.
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It's important to remember that gun magazines, like this loaded one that was intercepted at a @JFKairport security checkpoint today, are not permitted through @TSA checkpoints. This one was confiscated by the police after TSA officers detected it.
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Just a friendly reminder that brass knuckles are not permitted through a @TSA checkpoint. The owner of this one was arrested by police today at @JFKairport because brass knuckles are illegal in NYC. Don't be that guy.
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This dagger, concealed inside a hairbrush, was intercepted at a @TSA security checkpoint at @Reagan_Airport on Monday. The brush is designed to conceal the dagger as part of the handle.
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BREAKING NEWS: @TSA intercepted 6,678 guns at checkpoints in 2024, slightly fewer than the 6,737 detected in 2023. Guns were caught at 277 airports. 94% were loaded! Total came to 7.4 guns intercepted per million people.
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RT @Tsa_SouthWest: A #goodhairday starts with the proper brush. Leave your secret shanks out of your carry-on luggage. One traveler @SATair…
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RT @TSA_NewEngland: .@TSA Lead Transportation Security Officer @IFlyRhodeIsland (PVD) recognized for Heroic Life-Saving Actions. Details he…
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