A TSA agent in St. Louis, MO., confiscated a revolver from a passenger attempting to board a flight, the gun was located on the gun belt of a cowboy sock monkey - the puny pistol is smaller than half a business card!

According to King5, Phyllis May of Redmond, Wash. says she is “appalled and shocked and embarrassed all at the same time” about the incident that happened on Dec. 3.

May has a small business selling unique sock monkey dolls. She says she and her husband were on their way from St. Louis to Sea-Tac and she had a couple of monkeys and sewing supplies with her in a carry-on bag.

As May was passing through the screening area an agent had removed her bag for further inspection; the (TSA agent) held it up and said ‘whose is this?’” she said. “I realized oh, my God this is my bag.”

The agent located the tiny pistol and told May "this is a gun," to which May replied "no, it’s not a gun it’s a prop for my monkey." May then facetiously asked the agent if "I held it up to your neck, you wouldn't know if it was real or not, really?"

The agent told May that she was going to have to confiscate the gun and technically should also call the police.

The TSA issued a statement regarding the incident, "TSA officers are dedicated to keeping the nation's transportation security systems safe and secure for the traveling public. Under longstanding aircraft security policy, and out of an abundance of caution, realistic replicas of firearms are prohibited in carry-on bags."

No monkey business!