"Jack." wrote in message
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On Nov 24, 4:00 pm, wrote:
On Wed, 24 Nov 2010 11:34:43 -0800 (PST), "Jack."

wrote:
. A few minutes later, a guy empties his pockets and has a pair
of
nail clippers. Nail clippers. TSA informs the Soldier that they re
going
to confiscate his nail clippers

My BS detector just went off

TSA says
Items permitted in aircraft cabins:

* Pets (if permitted by airline check with airline for procedures)
* Walking canes and umbrellas (once inspected to ensure prohibited
items are not concealed)
* Nail clippers with nail files attached
* Nail files
* Tweezers
* Safety razors (including disposable razors)
* Syringes (with medication and professionally printed label
identifying medication or manufacturer’s name)
* Insulin delivery systems
* Eyelash curlers

Might be BS, I can't say for sure. Nail clippers being on the allowed
list doesn't mean the story isn't true. Children weren't supposed to
be aggressively patted down, but they are. Besides, I have seen the
confiscated items at an airport, and have seen nail clippers among the
items. Maybe the list changed?

Personal story... on a trip to Napa Valley a few years ago, they
confiscated a souvenir corkscrew at security when returning. It was
in my wife's purse. They did let us mail it back home. When we got
home and were unpacking, my wife reached into her purse to get
something, and her pepper spray fell out. She had it with her on the
plane out there and back, through security twice, and no one noticed.

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Nail clippers and cuticle scissors are now ok whereas the were prohibited
for the first 5 years or so.
Butane lighters are also allowed now and this is because it was costing too
much to dispose of them due to hazmat classification. When lighters were
prohibited you could carry 5 books of paper matches?