{"id":118379,"date":"2026-08-22T19:28:34","date_gmt":"2026-08-23T00:28:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/?p=118379"},"modified":"2026-08-22T19:28:34","modified_gmt":"2026-08-23T00:28:34","slug":"118379","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/?p=118379","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"

TSA Flags Child’s Cowboy Costume, Forces SC Woman to Miss Flight<\/a><\/p>\n

The\u00a0Transportation Safety Authority<\/a>\u00a0was created in the aftermath of 9\/11. Its mission was to stop terrorists from taking dangerous weapons, which now includes box cutters, onto planes. Honestly, it’s an important mission, but TSA isn’t very good at its job. The stories of issues are legion, and when you look at who TSA recruits, it’s no wonder.<\/p>\n

And really, the big problem is that there’s no exercise of common sense. I’ve seen some of the things TSA confiscates from people looking to board flights, and they’re not always actual weapons. Much of the time, it’s obvious they’re not weapons.<\/p>\n

Like, for example,\u00a0a cowboy costume for a woman’s nephew.<\/a><\/p>\n

Passing through airport security lines when you are running short on time is already a high-wire stress management act. But what would you do if a miniature accessory in a toddler\u2019s dress-up costume triggers a full-blown firearm protocol at the checkpoint? For South Carolina creator Lila Mack (@lilamack), that nightmare came true.<\/p>\n

Mack\u2019s routine transit day allegedly collapsed into an expensive overnight detour in Arkansas. The culprit? A gift she packed for her nephew. In a candid\u00a0TikTok storytime<\/a>, Mack broke down the agonizingly slow security confiscation that cost her a seat on her plane and forced an unexpected $160 layover.<\/p>\n

Filming her debrief from the hotel bathroom, Mack showed off the gift, sarcastically dedicating the video to her nephew. \u201cIf you\u2019re my two-year-old nephew watching this, I hope you love your new cowboy costume with gun holsters and no gun that cost me a flight and $160,\u201d she joked.<\/p>\n

A toddler\u2019s cowboy costume triggered an unexpected firearm alert<\/strong><\/p>\n

The travel nightmare allegedly began while Mack was heading through security screening with her carry-on luggage. At this time, she was already rushing to make a tight boarding window. Inside her bag was a gift for her two-year-old nephew: a small cowboy costume complete with tiny faux holsters and a plastic toy prop.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Now, in fairness, Mack was kind of dumb for bringing that costume in her carry-on bag. I’m a big fan of packing important things in a carry-on, in part because I typically fly Delta, which a comedian once described as standing for Don’t Expect Luggage Today at All. So, my advice is keep a change of clothes and other important things in the carry-on, and be prepared to buy toiletries when you get to your destination, just in case.<\/p>\n

But putting a\u00a0toy gun<\/a>\u00a0in there? That’s just begging for a run-in with TSA.<\/p>\n

On the flip side, they’re toy guns for a toddler. They’re not remotely real, and anyone with half a brain should be able to see that. No one is hijacking an aircraft, particularly in a world where air marshals are a thing, with a toy gun made for a toddler’s costume.<\/p>\n

They’re just not.<\/p>\n

Sooner or later, TSA needs to get its crap together and focus on legitimate security and not on trying to pretend they’re on top of things by screwing up travel plans over obvious toys.<\/p>\n

An Airsoft gun? Maybe, because those look real enough to worry people, especially those unfamiliar with guns.<\/p>\n

A couple of toy cowboy pistols, though?<\/p>\n

Give me a freaking break.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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