Hockey Sticks Among Carry-On Items TSA Has Cleared For Planes

coondoggie writes "As of April 25th the Transportation Security Administration will let a bunch of previously prohibited items such as small pocket knives and what it calls 'novelty' or toy bats to be taken on aircraft as carry-ons. The idea the agency said was to let Transportation Security Officers better focus their efforts on spotting higher-threat items such as explosives and guns."

Comments

I guess that's OK

[BenSchuarmer]

as long as people still aren't allowed to carry on enough liquid to make an ice rink.

Re:I guess that's OK

[Anonymous Coward]

The international organization for flight standards (ICAO), that the TSA is now coming into alignment with, is based in Montreal. The hockey stick thing makes sense now, eh?

Of course, I'm now afraid that if a couple of passengers got into a fight, a hockey game might break out.

Re:Better Luggage Handling

[Amouth]

The only aspect of air travel I can think of that doesn't operate in a wrong-headed way are the mechanics who keep the planes from falling out of the sky.

{rant/}

Do your self a favor and don't look into that one too much.

Re:Sweet

[Anonymous Coward]

Sky marshal's going to have you in the penalty box tout de suite for cracking jokes about security, hoser.

2:00 minutes for boarding.

Re:Let me get this straight

[Anonymous Coward]

Matches are allowed, Lighters are not.

From my time in the Army.:
On the charter plane my unit was taking all of us had our issued weapons. M4, M249, 240B, etc. They took our lighters away from us because it was against federal flight regulations.

This happened to me too. The TSA guy says "take off your shoes" and i replied "Dude im holding an M16". Then... took off my damn shoes 0.o