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Kelly Vinnicombe bought the candy-filled Bugs Bunny water pistol in an airport gift shop. But when the six-year-old and her family tried to board a flight from Cape Town to London, security stopped them and told them they'd have to register the toy as a firearm. After questioning the family for an hour, officials allowed them to board their plane. But not before tagging the water pistol and storing it in a separate part of the plane.
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