When taking a commercial flight, leave ‘Lucille’ at home
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Negan, the homicidal villain who wields a bat wrapped with barbed wire, was introduced only a few weeks ago in the AMC series “The Walking Dead” and already he has become a headache for airport security officers.
The Transportation Security Administration said officers at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport opened a carry-on bag last week only to find a replica of Negan’s blood-stained bat.
The ultra-violent zombie series is filmed in Georgia, but the TSA didn’t say if an actor from the show was carrying the bat.
Although the barbed wire on the bat was made of rubber, no weapons are allowed in carry-on bags — including replica weapons and television show souvenirs, the TSA said.
It may not be the last time that TSA officers have to deal with the bat that Negan calls “Lucille” in the show. A Wisconsin-based toy company that sells Walking Dead bobblehead dolls recently began selling a plastic replica of Lucille for $39.99.
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