Posted on 12/20/2004 8:26:17 AM PST by ConservativeStatement
While most items seized from passengers are innocuous - officials at Logan have discovered an alarming array of weapons (like)guns, grenades, nunchucks and foot-long hunting knives. Screeners have also found several carefully concealed weapons such as a knife disguised as a lipstick container and a piece of jewelry that turns into a throwing star.
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Isn't what Janet Jackson was wearing at the Superbowl? And the guy was just doing a TSA airport screening demo when he pulled off her top. See folks, it wasn't supposed to shock us -- it was all a safety demonstration. Who knows how many people could have got injured if she got lose with that thing. /sarcasm
But, but, Mass has strict gun and weapon control! Can't even buy mace! This must be incorrect.
... tweezers, nail clippers, knitting needles ...
Lots of people don't understand that you can take just about anything on an aircraft if you put it in your checked bags.
Others want to be armed in case *their* flight is hijacked.
What's a "nunchucks"?
Here's another thought on the matter ~ most folks with such items really do think they are nipple decorations, fingernail cleaners, and gradeschool scissors.
It's the TSI people who think of these things as weapons ~ they are some sick puppies FUR SHUR!
Congress should spend some time investigating why we ended up with such bloody minded people checking the baggage, eh?!
I thought guns were prohibited in Massachusetts.
It is what Bruce Lee used in movies way back when if I remember correctly.
My 80-year-old mother's manicure scissors were seized by the TSA. Thank goodness! Tragedy averted!
If any locals heard Jay Severin's show last week, fill me on a phone caller who mentioned that his 8-month pregnant sister received a letter in the mail after having her keychain(?) confiscated at the airport. Apparently, she is deemed on the terror watch list now. Jay directed him to contact the person's congressman in DC.
These.
I did have a rather alarming-looking Spiderco EMT knife (for seat belts - no point but nasty-looking teeth) in my checked luggage one time, which was "randomly" searched, and the knife carefully placed in the center, on top afterward. Not sure what the message was but if they'd actually taken it I'd have hunted 'em down like dogs...
People in the airline industry have an amazing amount of patience. I was on a recent flight when the people behind me broke out a bottle of Jack. The flight attendant mentioned that it was not allowed and took it from the people who immediately apologized. Moments later, out came a bottle of "Fresca" that had anything but Fresca in it.
"Lots of folks think they know what's "permitted" and what's "forbidden" on airliners ... and lot of what "everybody know" just ain't so. Check here for a PDF document listing what is and isn't allowed ... print a copy and take it with you to the airport.
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Apparently, butane lighters are about to be banned, too. I can't tell if matches or zippo-type lighters will still be allowed, but I think so. For the Christmas season, though, the butane lighter should still be OK. I think the new bans start in January.
Well, I suspect a lot of the “they confiscate nail clippers” stories you hear is just BS.
I just returned from a trip and on the way out the lady sitting next to me spent nearly four hours crocheting a blanket or something. Don’t know what it was but she went through two big things of yarn and had at least three crochet needles/hooks (whatever they’re called).
Then on the way back the young Asian girl next to me pulled out her knitting and spent some time doing that. Don’t know what she was making but she sure as heck had a pair of gold anodized aluminum-looking knitting needles about a foot long.
AA's screeners at LAX was taking them and then 20' past the check was a store selling ... nail clippers. My got reaction was that they were probably re-cycling what had just been confiscasted.
I just returned from a trip and on the way out the lady sitting next to me spent nearly four hours crocheting a blanket or something. Don’t know what it was but she went through two big things of yarn and had at least three crochet needles/hooks (whatever they’re called). Then on the way back the young Asian girl next to me pulled out her knitting and spent some time doing that. Don’t know what she was making but she sure as heck had a pair of gold anodized aluminum-looking knitting needles about a foot long.
I am shocked that the TSA did not take those away. I mean, both women could have been making Afghans!!! (buda -bump -- remmeber to tip your waitress)
"... tweezers, nail clippers, knitting needles ...
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All of those are allowed. So are corkscrews and many other items you might think are not allowed. It's best to visit the TSA site and actually find out the facts.
"AA's screeners at LAX was taking them and then 20' past the check was a store selling ... nail clippers. My got reaction was that they were probably re-cycling what had just been confiscasted.
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Nonsense. Nail clippers are allowed, as are knitting needles and crochet hooks. There's a lot of nonsense out there about what you can and cannot carry.
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