Does anyone know about rules on confiscating @ Airports?

[kevin922 0]

Does anyone know what the rules are about taking stuff off passengers at the security checkpoints? If forinstance you forgot you had a pocket knife, screw driver or hook knife in your carry on luggage do they just take it and not give it back to you or do you have the option to check it?

I remember going through an airport and they took a screwdriver out of my gear bag (a small one) that i forgot was in there - zipped up the bag and sent me on my way.. never to see the screwdriver again, which was no big deal to me because it was a cheap little screwdriver. But if I were to forget about my 50.00 hook knife that would be a different story.

Anyone know?

Kevin

[fudd 0]

When I've seen this happen they have put the "offending" item and put it in a cardbox, which you later can pick up together with your luggage.
I guess your little screwdriver probably went a couple of time round the luggage-pickup-band in a little white box.

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[kevin922 0]

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When I've seen this happen they have put the "offending" item and put it in a cardbox, which you later can pick up together with your luggage.
I guess your little screwdriver probably went a couple of time round the luggage-pickup-band in a little white box.

Well considering they didn't even check my tickets they had no idea who I was .. i'm guessing it just went in the pile of "media props" to show the tv stations "wow here is all the weapons we've taken off passengers"

[PhreeZone 20]

They keep it. CMH donated a lot of stuff to charity (like the screwdrivers, tent stakes, etc) last year and I'm not sure what happened to the rest.

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[kevin922 0]

Well this raises my next question, I know starting this month they require you to xray your checked baggage.. are they gonna take your screwdrivers from your checked baggage as well??

[councilman24 37]

TSA has a web site answering these questions. http://www.tsa.gov/public/theme_home1.jsp

In theory you can be arrested on the spot just for presenting yourself at security with a prohibited item! Usually they take it. They may let you take it back to your car, give it to a non flying friend, or arrange to check it. No, rules for check baggage haven't changed much. Including allowing firearms and ammunition.

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[mattb 0]

The news in Chicago just ran a segment showing the mounds of knives / scissors / corkscrews found at OHare and Midway. They handed them over to the police to dispose of.

Twice my fiancee has forgetten to remove her fingernail scissors from her bag. Once they gave her the option of checking the bag, once they threw them out.

[AndyMan 7]

When I passed through O'Hare with a forgotten screwdriver in my camera case,they didn't notice.

When I passed through Toronto with that same forgotten screwdriver, they offered to have someone track down my checked luggage, and put it in. This wasn't practical because of the short time before my flight, so confiscated it.

While I completely support the TSA, interesting that the private security guard in Toronto spotted it while the TSA in O'Hare didn't.

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[billvon 3,031]

True story -

They X-rayed Amy's luggage and she had a pair of scissors in one of her bags. She had no idea it was even there. It took them 5 minutes to find them, but when they found them, they were a pair of fine needle drivers (surgical instrument.) They are pretty pointy and stronger than scissors, but since they weren't on the 'prohibitied list' she could keep them.

"That's not a knife! It's just a big sharpened metal shim with a handle. For engineering purposes."

"Oh, well in that case, here you go. Have a nice flight."

[Stacy 0]

they took my pliers on teh way to rantoul, offered to mail them to me if i handed them a self addressed stamped envelope. first of all teh pliers never woulda fit in an envelope and a stamp would not have been enough. at least they tried.

[n2skdvn 0]

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[Zenister 0]

the prohibited list is ridiculous. ive got a few really nice high grade aluminum pens you could easily hurt someone with, do they care? of course not..

next time your mailed an AOL coaster break it and see how many lethal objects you can make, yet no one is confiscating CDs and pens are they?? the whole security thing is primarily to make the sheep feel safe to get on the plane.

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[narcimund 0]

I feel threatened by anyone with big muscles. They could punch me and give me a bloody nose.

Or what about bullies. They could stick their foot into the aisle when I walk to the toilet. I might trip and bruise myself.

People who excercise and anyone with a history of picking on little kids when they were in school should be confiscated by security so I feel safer.

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[tadbad 0]

Once at O'hare, they took my mace that was on my keychain. Perfectly understandable...so I told them just to throw it out. They told me that if I still wanted it...to go back and hide it in one of the big planters and pick it up on my way back. Can you believe that? But that is what I did!!

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[miked10270 0]

Hi there,

Once got pulled in the UK for a camp stove in checked luggage. It had been used and despite having been drained and cleaned the gas sniffer picked it up.

Anyway, the security staff threw me a whole lot of options:

1. They'd mail it to a destination of my choice at my expense - whatever it cost for a cardboard box and the stamps (but not airmail - I did get cheeky and ask).

2. They'd hold it for me to collect when I returned - maximum 90 days - free of charge, then (small)daily charge to 6 months max.

3. Get a non traveller to take it - they'd tannoy and deliver within the airport.

4. They could confiscate it.

All in all I thought they were very fair. OK it WASN'T gettin' on the plane, but apart from that they were bending over backwards to help.

The only "strange" experiences I've ever had were at Sky Harbour:

1. Woman at security frantically loking through a list of prohibited articles while muttering "Parachutes can't be allowed on aircraft." I did ask her if she realised what she had just said... ANd finally got on the plane with my rig as carry on.

2. At security and I wanted to go back to a shop. I didn't want to take all my carry-on with me so I waved the Warrant Card at the security staff and asked them if they'd keep our carry on bags. Person I asked sumoned the supervisor who confirmed I was in law enforcement, asked if I was carrying a gun? I said no and he then offered me one!!!!!

Mike.

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