Izula 1: TSA 0

I have a question.

Suppose that you had alerted the agents to the knife. Saying, "Oh, I just realized that I keep this knife in my bag," and surrendered the knife to them. Would you get in trouble? Would you get the knife back?

Suppose that you didn't alert them of the knife and then later it was discovered on your person for whatever reason. Would the excuse of not knowing it was there possibly defend you from criminal penalties?
 
This exact same thing happened to me. I always keep my Izula in the front pocket of my backpack, just as a secondary blade. Never crossed my mind as I went through the airport.

Found it when I was putting things back in the back, didn't freak out, just walked away and mailed it home asap.

Funny though, as I was walking through the metal detectors, some lady gave me a hard time about taking my belt off....right...

Makes you think..
 
KennyB said:
I have a question.

Suppose that you had alerted the agents to the knife. Saying, "Oh, I just realized that I keep this knife in my bag," and surrendered the knife to them. Would you get in trouble? Would you get the knife back?

Suppose that you didn't alert them of the knife and then later it was discovered on your person for whatever reason. Would the excuse of not knowing it was there possibly defend you from criminal penalties?
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This is what I wonder about too.

I feel like if I immediately surrendered the knife I would either have to mail it somewhere or throw it away.

If somehow I was found to have later on, I feel like I wouldn't be able to share this story with you now. Although it is TSA's fault for not finding the knife, I would most likely be the one that is punished. Other than the story I linked in my earlier post, I haven't heard of people surrendering items AFTER security and what happens.
 
lazerboy2000 said:
If somehow I was found to have later on, I feel like I wouldn't be able to share this story with you now. Although it is TSA's fault for not finding the knife, I would most likely be the one that is punished. Other than the story I linked in my earlier post, I haven't heard of people surrendering items AFTER security and what happens.
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I can only guess one of two things. Either they would ake you back and run the gamut of searches and tests on you or they would arrest you for circumventing security and possibly take credit for discovery. Either way you are in for a long day!

I can practically guarantee that they won't be happy that you reported the security breech.
 
Dayton, Ohio WON"T let a Beretta 96 mag fully loaded with hollow points in your carryon thru their security checkpoint........don't ask how I know!:D
 
Op, granted your story is funny/alarming that you got away with it. Personally, I would be VERY nervous about putting on the interwebs that you commited a crime. Feds dont take to this king of thing lightly, you admitted to a felony.
 
i work in air freight and the running nick name i hear for the TSA is "thousands standing around"

that being said the "higher up" TSA, "read non airport bag checker or body scanner" are on top of their game. They come in every few months and quiz a random employee and our operations manager on current TSA rules and protocols. it is not a fun time when they come around.
 
TattooBlade said:
I fully support TSA and the insane task of keeping our skies safe, but I know some TSA folks and they don't really impress me.
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I don't support those morons. They keep nothing safe, catch no bad guys, and molest countless men women and children.

I will fly again when they disband the TSA and roll back the regulations to the '90's.
 
I say that we ban all world travel via air and trade forever. Let's just stay home. If you want to travel outside the borders then buy a canoe.
 
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Cool story. Sometimes they give you trouble for having a knee brace and sometimes they let things like this happen
 
The Izula has powers that no one is aware of.

The Izula wasn't found because the Izula didn't want to be found.

believe in the Izula... :D
 
Coming back from Scotland a few years ago, I had a large lead bag with film (15 rolls) in it in my wife's purse along with an expensive bottle of scotch in her carry on (mine was full of other crap). When we went through the checkpoint, they frisked me, both of the other people my wife and I were traveling with, made me take everything out of my camera bag to include removing the lens from my camera so they could look inside, and then proceeded to let my wife through unscathed except for asking her what the large black blob in the xray of her purse was to which she replied "a lead bag full of film". They didn't even make her take it out of her bag much less look inside. When we got home, just for fun I put a sig226 with two extra clips in the bag to prove a point to her, and they fit just fine. I would never try sneaking anything on a plane simply because I am not willing to subject myself to the consequences if caught, but not examining something like a lead bag is crazy.
 
Glad you didn't lose the Izula. Small slip that could of cost your knife and provide a lot of hassle. I had a balisong confiscated coming back from the Philippines in '94. Duh, I thought it would pass as a folder. They let me keep the 15" machete though :confused:This was before the 911 stuff, so security was more lapse. ( It was in my checked-in.)

Back in the '70s coming back from Germany I had a spring-actuated switchblade ( 3" blade) with me on the plane, no questions asked :eek:
 
Stories like this abound. I think it's fairly well understood that the security measures we use today are meant to be a deterrent and give the impression of safety. We wouldn't accept the level of intrusion that would be required for meaningful travel security.

That said, I find the flying climate we have today unpleasant enough, and I only use commercial air transport when required to for business.

SP
 
ubet said:
Op, granted your story is funny/alarming that you got away with it. Personally, I would be VERY nervous about putting on the interwebs that you commited a crime. Feds dont take to this king of thing lightly, you admitted to a felony.
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Exactly why my post is a story, nothing more. May or may not be true, that is for you to decide.
 
the TSA are just human beings, most of which are tragically flawed but unlike most human beings, TSA gets paid to be very perfect, and well, gosh, it's disappointing when they screw up, isn't it?

i've heard innumerable stories of all KINDS of things getting past the TSA. kinda scary when you think about it. they are not keeping us safe. just terrorizing and stealing from us all.
 
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