TSA Drops Plan to Allow Small Knives on Planes

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The Transportation Security Administration is abandoning a plan to allow passengers to carry small knives, souvenir bats, golf clubs and other sports equipment onto planes in the face of fierce congressional and industry opposition, the head of the agency said Wednesday.

By scuttling the plan to drop the knives and sports equipment from TSA's list of prohibited items, the agency can focus its attention on other priorities, including expanding its Pre-Check program to identify ahead of time travelers who don't pose a security risk, TSA Administrator John Pistole told The Associated Press.

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So, I can't carry my 2" Swiss Army pocketknife on an airplane, but I can bring a 7" screwdriver...

I always put my Swiss Army knife in a checked bag. Won't do me much good there though when the maniac with the screwdriver starts lunging at people

I can still bring my ice skates and go all Happy Gilmore on someone if need be, gotta love the Taking Scissors Away club...

Knew this would happen. Mark you have my knife!

Fear wins again! Sad, though not surprising, to see that we can't actually look at what the real threats are and protect against them instead of wasting our security resources chasing people with corkscrews.