TSA doesn't allow Zippo camera case past security

By at 3:01 pm Thursday, May 12

Greg Brooks tried to take a miniature camera past TSA at the airport, but the supervisor said the brushed metal case, which looks like a Zippo lighter, was too much of a security risk, and wouldn't allow him to take it on the plane.
Images Products Front 007Camera-Front Coming through Philadelphia Airport on Thursday afternoon, I made no attempt to hide the camera, but I did show the first screener (before the X-ray machine) that it was, in fact, a camera.

I was told by the TSA decisionmaker that the camera could come on board *but the empty steel case couldn't.* This seemed so mindless I politely asked for clarification, but got nothing further than "the camera can go, but the case can't." Asked for a supervisor and was told "you got 'em." I got out of line, walked a couple terminals away, and fedexed the camera to myself.

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