Toy Story figurine's tiny plastic gun confiscated at airport

London - A Toy Story figurine had its fake gun confiscated at the airport. 

The popular children's toy based on the character Woody from the hit film franchise wears cowboy boots and a waistcoat and this particular model had a western style gun in his holster, but security officers at Heathrow Airport considered the figure a safety risk and decided to confiscate the tiny plastic weapon. 

The toy was at the airport with its owner's father - who takes the figure with him all over the world to take photos for his son - and he was left stunned when the airport staff removed Woody's gun.

He posted a picture of the incident on social networking site Reddit alongside the caption: "I have travelled the world with Toy Story's Woody, taking pics for my son. At Heathrow, security just confiscated his ''weapon'', keep the world safe boys'."

Reach for the sky! Heathrow security officials confiscate Toy Story cowboy Woody DOLL'S gun http://t.co/5IeFaGHFSj pic.twitter.com/MCq3GxKrp3

— Matt Chorley (@MattChorley) February 11, 2014