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Table 3-2
Prohibited Items Intercepted at U.S. Airport Screening Checkpoints: 2003-2005
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| Other cutting
instruments |
2,973,413 |
3,567,731 |
3,276,941 |
| Knives |
1,961,849 |
2,058,652 |
1,822,888 |
| Incendiaries
and explosive/ flammable materials |
494,123 |
693,649 |
407,086 |
| Clubs |
25,139 |
28,813 |
20,531 |
| Box
cutters |
20,991 |
22,350 |
21,319 |
| Firearms |
683 |
650 |
2,217 |
| Other |
638,414 |
717,754 |
10,358,159 |
| Total prohibited items |
6,114,612 |
7,089,599 |
15,909,141 |
Notes: Other cutting instruments includes scissors, hatchets,
swords, sabers, meat cleavers, ice axes, and picks.
Knives
includes any length and type except round-bladed, butter, and plastic
cutlery.
Clubs includes martial arts items, baseball bats, night sticks,
hammers, pool cues, and billy clubs.
Firearms
includes any weapon (including a starter gun) that is designed to or may
readily be converted to expel a projectile by the action of an explosive, as
well as spear guns, BB guns, flare pistols, compressed air guns, and stunning
devices.
Other refers to tools, self-defense items, compressed gas
cylinders, bleach, and certain sporting goods. The jump in number of other
prohibited items in 2005 is a result of the inclusion of lighters as
prohibited items as of April 14, 2005.
Source: U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Transportation
Security Administration, personal communication, November 2006.
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