Gallery: Land Mines, Axes, and Other Ridiculous Things the TSA Has Confiscated
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Bullet-adorned gas mask, Miami International Airport
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Inert anti-tank landmine, Austin Bergstrom International Airport
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Replica firearm belt buckle, Los Angeles International Airport
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Skull-adorned throwing knives, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
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Bejeweled lipstick stun gun, Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport
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Too many nunchucks, Newark Liberty International Airport
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Homemade replica suicide vest, Richmond International Airport
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Axe wedged behind the handle of a carry-on bag, Tampa International Airport
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Knuckle knife, Memphis International Airport
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Marijuana smuggled in a Coke can with a false top
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Impaler cane, Baltimore–Washington International Airport
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Inert rocket propelled grenade, Raleigh-Durham International Airport
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Pair of five-bladed floggers, Houston George Bush Intercontinental Airport
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Loaded 9mm firearm inside of a computer, Houston George Bush Intercontinental Airport
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Knife pen, Kansas City International Airport
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Trailer hitch hand grenade, San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport
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Belt knife, Detroit Metropolitan Airport
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Holy Batarangs, Batman! Charlottesville–Albemarle Airport
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Gun knife, Detroit Metropolitan Airport
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