Leave your self-defense gear at home or risk confiscation, warns TSA. You may be surprised what weapon they're referring to.

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) issued a public warning amid a spike in passengers carrying "cat eyes" ...

TSA is warning travelers about an uptick in passengers carrying "cat eyes" self-defense weapons through airport security.

More passengers are trying to sneak so-called 'cat eyes' through airport security, which has prompted a warning from the TSA.

The frequency in which we are seeing these items among carry-on items is disappointing,” said Bart R. Johnson, a federal security director for the TSA.

These popular self-defense accessories ... a kitty face — hence the name. Cat eyes (pictured) come in many colors and shapes and are often attached to keychains for easy access.

They look like a seemingly harmless keychain shaped like a cat’s head. In reality, they’re a self defense item that allows you to slip your fingers through the eye holes and jam the pointy ears into ...

“Its amazing how many people love cats and they come out wearing their cat ears, and their cat shirts, and their cat dresses,” said Ellen Neuville, the adoption coordinator for Halfway Home ...

Northwestern's defense stiffened early in the second quarter ... Wright scrambled out of the pocket before connecting with Thomas Gordon for a 25-yard gain that set the 'Cats up in the red zone.

Transportation Security Administration officers in a portion of the Northeast are seeing a rise in a type of self-defense weapon called "cat eyes." Officers in Albany, New York, have seen an ...