TSA finds gun-shaped toilet-paper roller in bag at New Jersey airport

NEWARK, N.J. — Transportation Security Administration agents at New Jersey’s Newark Liberty Airport uncovered a more decorative than deadly item when they checked a passenger’s carry-on.

Agents on Tuesday thought there was a gun in the bag when they put it through the X-ray machine. A closer inspection, however, revealed a gun-shaped toilet-paper roller. The realistic replica gun was designed to spin paper instead of bullets.

Travelers are not permitted to bring real or replica firearms through security checkpoints.

TSA said it gave the man the option to place it in a checked bag, hand it off to a companion or surrender it. He decided to give it to TSA.