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Table 7
Prohibited Items Intercepted at U.S. Airport Screening
Checkpoints: 2003 and 2004
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Other cutting
instruments |
2,973,413 |
3,567,731 |
Knives |
1,961,849 |
2,058,652 |
Incendiaries
and explosive/flammable materials |
494,123 |
693,649 |
Clubs |
25,139 |
28,813 |
Box
cutters |
20,991 |
22,350 |
Firearms |
683 |
650 |
Other |
638,414 |
717,754 |
Total prohibited items |
6,114,612 |
7,089,599 |
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.
For further clarification about terms, see
http://www.tsa.gov/interweb/assetlibrary/Permitted_Prohibited_9_6_2005.pdf.
Source: U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Transportation
Security Administration, personal communication, July 2005.
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