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In a revision to its prohibited items list, the Transportation Security Administration will now allow certain sporting equipment and small knives to be carried on to flights. The changes, which take effect April 25, were made to conform with international standards and to allow officers to "better focus their efforts on finding higher threat items such as explosives," according to a TSA statement.
Knives that have a blade no longer than 2.36 inches and no wider than a half-inch are now allowed. Your typical Swiss army knife falls into this category. Bigger knives, fixed-blade knives, box cutters and razor blades are not allowed.
On the sports front, lacrosse sticks, hockey sticks, pool cues, ski poles and golf clubs are allowed. But Rory McIlroy can't bring his entire bag of new Nike clubs on the plane with him because the carry-on limit is two clubs.
Bats that are shorter than 24 inches and weigh less than 24 ounces, such as novelty toy bats, are permitted. Bats longer than 24 inches but that still weigh less than 24 ounces, like your typical whiffle ball bat, are also allowed. But Miguel Cabrera can't bring his favorite piece of lumber onto the plane with him. Full-size baseball bats and aluminum bats are not allowed.
http://espn.go.com/espn/story/_/id/9022624/tsa-changes-prohibited-items-list-planes-allows-sporting-equipment
Hulk Smash
(51 posts)Rex
(65,616 posts)maybe a wedge or a 9 iron.
slackmaster
(60,567 posts)Still doesn't change the fact that the TSA is a joke and its employees are ego-tripping losers
truebluegreen
(9,033 posts)The TSA is a gigantic boondoogle, waste of time, waste of money, joke, etc. etc. etc.
Seriously, these people are supposed to keep us SAFE?
Pathetic.
dixiegrrrrl
(60,010 posts)Who on earth would want to take TWO ..hell, even 1...golf club with them in the plane?
How about a bowling ball? Can I bring my bowling ball?
What if the whole team wants to bring their bowling balls?
guardian
(2,282 posts)that more than two golf clubs would require a 'high capacity' golf bag.
guardian
(2,282 posts)It only took the TSA 12 years to figure out these are not threats
But clearly this would be a threat in the hands of a 2nd grader according to some school districts
muriel_volestrangler
(101,322 posts)After all, each crampon point is short and narrow enough. You just have 12 of them per crampon.
(Once, my carry on luggage was almost entirely climbing gear - the metal stuff that would have put me overweight for the hold luggage. Ice axes, crampons, ice screws, metal chocks on handy lengths of cord - it was like going equipped for a riot ...)