Florida Man Tries To Bring Grenade Launcher On Plane
NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 22: A Transportation Security Administration (TSA) worker screens passengers at LaGuardia Airport (LGA) on the day before Thanksgiving, the nation's busiest travel day on November 22, 2017 in New York City. According to the American Automobile Association, 50.9 million Americans are expected to travel over this year's Thanksgiving holiday. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
Here’s your Florida story of the week – a man was arrested after trying to bring a military RPG launcher onto an airplane.
Police say a man from St. Augustine, FL tried to board a plane at a Pennsylvania airport when his checked bag set off an alarm. Inside, TSA agents found an unassembled “military-grade rocket-propelled grenade launcher” inside – including the grenade.
Turns out the weapon was just a replica, which the man thought it was perfectly legal. But while some replica weapons are allowed in checked luggage, the rule doesn’t apply to military-style weapons, which are banned in all instances.
Police consfiscated the fake launcher but allowed the man to continue on his flight without any further penalties.
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