What TSA Screeners Found this year....

[Kevin Palmer]

This is what was intercepted by TSA Screeners during the current ban on prohibited items and sharp objects....



The "Updated ban" will allow most of what was intercepted this year. Hmmmm



January 1, 2005 thru November 29, 2005



Sharp Objects

3,041,218



Knives and Blades

1,650,894



Blades less than 3 inches

1,599,103



3 inches or longer

51,791



Tools

819,450



Flammables & Irritants

362,613



Ammunition and Gunpowder

21,939



Box Cutters

19,499



Clubs, Bats and Bludgeons

19,183



NOW JUST IMAGINE

WHAT THE NUMBERS WILL BE

AFTER THE CURRENT BAN IS LIFTED



ISN'T THAT JUST SPECIAL????



Have a nice flight!

 

[Kerry Matthews]

I'm still pissed that I can't take my Swiss Army knive on board with me any longer, although I haven't HAD to fly anywhere since the crackdown.

 

[Todd Z]

3 inches or longer

51,791

HAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHA :lol:

Todd z

 

[Kevin Palmer]

Krash, With the new regs you may be able to. They are pretty lenient compared to right now. I think the ban will be lifted in early January.

 

[Kerry Matthews]

Good, because it has come in handy during long flights to Europe & China before! And the fact that it had to be in a checked on bag sucked...

 

[Kevin Palmer]

Here is what is will be allowed. Seems the new reg kicks in on 12/22

Beginning December 22, scissors with a cutting edge of four inches or less and tools such as screwdrivers, wrenches and pliers smaller than seven inches will be permitted on board. Scissors longer than four inches and tools such as crowbars, drills, hammers, and saws will continue to be prohibited from carry-on bags. Lighters will continue to be banned from the cabin of aircraft and in checked baggage.quote]



So measure your blade Krash... LOL

 

[Mike Wilson]

I always trim my nails before an international flight, just to make a good

impression on those French people!

And, usually, I do most of my metal working and sanding of the wood

products well before I hop a plane to Jombarkatu. Therefore, I find no problem

in checking my crowbars and hammers in to the underbelly of the plane...

as I usually carry crowbars and hammers with me on most all of my international

flights, anyway!

 

[TomT]

Thank god I can now bring a screwdriver and pliers on. Just in case the plane needs some work.

 

[Travis Munday]

I just wish the TSA was a little faster with the extra security checks. I'm flagged, so I go through the additional screening; in Atlanta, the line moved quickly and methodically, in Seattle/Tacoma...goodness, took forever to get through. I don't mind waiting for the extra security, really, but when you're running late (as I was at SEA/TAC), a more streamlined and efficient additional screening, or more employees to handle more people, would be good.

 

[Kerry Matthews]

Trav,



Whatchudoin' out here? You're NOT allowed out here on the left coast!!!

 

[Chuck Lake]

That's exactly why he was flaggged by the TSA :lol:

 

[Gavin Allan]

I lost a good screwdriver and pair of pliers to the TSA *******s last summer. I always carry them to remove the little water-saver restrictor from the hotel showerheads.

 

[EddieS'04]

I think the whole Idea of dropping the regs on anything sharp is a dumb thing to do...:wacko:

 

[Kevin Palmer]

I live this nightmare every day....



But, it is the reason I have a job. So it is like an Oxy Moron I guess...

 

[Bill V]

Coastie, don't be so hard on yourself. You're not oxy, or a moron.

 

[Tom Schindler]

Some of the banned items are dumb. I carry two pocket knives. One is a small swiss army knife and another is a Leatherman. Both are tools that are harmless...unless you choose to use it for a different purpose.



Box cutting knives. Who is the heck needs one of those on thier posession? Maybe the box cutters confiscated were from a construction worker or carpet layer heading out and forgot he had the cutter on him. Why knows. Then again, how many towell heads had them. We don't know. I don't want to take a chance.



Why the heck carries ammo in thier pockets? Duh. Something smells fishey.



Keep the ban...unless 9/11 was a setup by the government. Not saying that I feel that way, but there are some out there that think that way. Lifting a ban like that doesn't make sense, and only fuels those peoples thoughts.





Tom

 

[Cory Richards]

I checked the TSA website before I took a plane for the first time a while back and they allow you to take cigar cutters on the plane. Some cutters, expecially those made by Xikar are made of surgical stainless steel and could cut a finger off easily. Remove a screw or two and you have two very sharp blades. I'm not complaining being a cigar smoker myself, but I just found that interesting.

 

[Jeff C]

Yeah, Cory, but you can't take a screwdriver on board, so...:wacko:

 

[Kevin Palmer]

Tom, ammo is a bigger issue than you would think. Many LEO's, (Law Enforcement Officers) travel often. As a result they have bullets in a carry on bag or a jacket. It happens all the time. I have seen several put the gun in their carry on's simply out of habit.



I guess we are all creatures of habit..

 

[Tom Schindler]

Coastie,



Personally I do not have a problem with an officer carrying a gun onto an airplane. Ammo in your pocket? Come on.



Barney Fife kept ammo in his pocket. LOL





Tom