11-02-2022
04:23 AM
I just finished checking in for my flight from ATL to LAS. When I dropped my bags off at bag drop, the agent asked me if I had any weapons, explosives, etc etc, and for some reason, I said “I have a stun gun, is that okay?”.
Long story short, they asked a bunch of people (went to the back and were on the phone & everything) and eventually, someone with some authority said no.
At first, it seemed the issue was with the battery and whether it was lithium. They asked me to confirm, but I was unable to because for whatever reason neither the official brand website nor the Amazon listing I’d bought it from specified the type of battery. But while I was searching, it seems whoever the agent had asked figured it out after five minutes, and they conclusively said no stun guns point blank.
I asked to clarify - does Southwest deviate from TSA policy? Because TSA allows stun guns through. They said that yes, Southwest policy is different and it is Southwest policy to not allow stun guns onto the plane.
What’s funny is that I managed to fly to ATL on Southwest with that same stun gun in my checked baggage. No issues that time, and I didn’t bother saying anything because I thought, if TSA says okay, then it’s okay. Why I said something this time is a mystery, even to me. So draw whatever conclusions you’d like from that.
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