Yvsa: The links worked fine from my end. If you still have problem, contact me directly. In the mean time , here are some more info form the TSA website:
Items Prohibited in Aircraft Cabins
The following items will not be allowed through the security checkpoint. Please note that this list is not all-inclusive. In addition to items specifically listed here, other items that may be deemed to present a potential threat may also be prohibited.
Ammunition
Automatic weapons
Axes
Baseball bats
BB guns
Billy clubs
Blackjacks
Blasting caps
Bows and arrows
Box cutters
Brass knuckles
Bull whips
Cattle prods
Compressed air guns
Corkscrews
Cricket bats
Crow bars
Disabling chemicals or gases
Dynamite
Fire extinguishers
Flare pistols
Golf clubs
Gun lighters
Gunpowder
Hammers
Hand grenades
Hatchets
Hockey sticks
Hunting knives
Ice axe/Ice pick
Knives (any length)
Kubatons
Large, heavy tools (such as wrenches, pliers, etc.)
Mace
Martial arts devices
Meat cleavers
Metal scissors with pointed tips
Numchucks (nunchaku)
Pellet guns
Pen knives
Pepper spray
Pistols
Plastic explosives
Pool cues
Portable power drills
Portable power saws
Razor blades (not in a cartridge)
Religious knives
Replica weapons
Revolvers
Rifles
Road flares
SCUBA knives
Sabers
Screwdrivers
Shot guns
Ski poles
Spear guns
Starter pistols
Straight razors
Stun guns/shocking devices
Swords
Tear gas
Throwing stars
Toy transformer robots (this toy forms a toy gun)
Toy weapons
Passengers should be aware that there are no provisions for returning banned items to them when they are left at the security checkpoint. In addition, those who attempt to bring banned items through the checkpoints are subject to civil penalties of up to $1,100 per violation in addition to criminal penalties.
The items most commonly left at the checkpoints include: scissors (of all types), pocketknives, corkscrews, and mace. Please be sure to leave these items at home or in your check-in luggage.
While the above items are strictly prohibited from being carried into the aircraft cabin, many may be transported in checked baggage with these important exceptions:
Firearms and starter pistols may be transported in checked baggage so long as they are unloaded and declared to the airline at the ticket counter before you go to the screening checkpoint.
Small arms ammunition for personal use may be carried in checked baggage but only if securely packed in fiber, wood or metal boxes, or other packaging specifically designed to carry small amounts of ammunition.
One self-defense spray (pepper spray or mace) not exceeding 4 fl. oz. may be carried in a checked bag if it has a positive means to prevent accidental discharge.
Compressed air guns, fire extinguishers, flare pistols, and gun lighters are regulated as hazardous materials and may only be transported as cargo on passenger planes under strict limitations in quantity and packaging.
Other items listed above are entirely forbidden in air transportation. These include disabling chemicals or gases, dynamite, gunpowder, hand grenades, plastic explosives, road flares, and tear gas.
Passengers should also note that there are many items not referred to here that are restricted or forbidden as hazardous materials.
For more information, you may also call the Hazardous Materials Information Center at 1-800-467-4922. Violations of the hazardous materials regulations may result in fines of up to $27,500 per violation, as well as criminal fines and/or jail.
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)
Braille note taker, slate and stylus, and augmentation devices
Nail clippers with nail files attached
Nail files
Tweezers
Safety razors (including disposable razors)
Eyelash curlers
Diabetes-related supplies/equipment (syringes, insulin, insulin-pump, blood glucose meter, etc. Medication and professionally printed label identifying medication or manufacturers name). Please make sure insulin (vials or outer box of individual doses), jet injectors, pens, infusers, and preloaded syringes are marked properly (professionally printed label identifying the medication or manufacturers name or pharmaceutical label).
Guidelines for Getting Onboard
Guidelines for Getting Onboard
Allow extra time:
Heightened security measures require more time to properly screen travelers. Travelers should contact their airline to find out how early they should arrive.
Check-in
A government-issued ID (federal, state, or local) will be requested. Each traveler should be prepared to show ID at the ticket counter and subsequent points, such as at the boarding gate, along with an airline-issued boarding pass.
Curbside check-in is available on an airline-by-airline basis. Travelers should contact their airline to see if it is available at their airport.
E-ticket travelers should check with their airline to make sure they have proper documentation. Written confirmation, such as a letter from the airline acknowledging the reservation, may be required to pass through a security checkpoint.
Screener checkpoints
Only ticketed passengers are allowed beyond the security checkpoints. (Arrangements can be made with the airlines for non-travelers accompanying children, and travelers needing special assistance to get to the gate.)
Don't discuss terrorism, weapons, explosives, or other threats while going through the security checkpoint. Don't joke about having a bomb or firearm. The mere mention of words such as "gun," "bomb," etc., can compel security personnel to detain and question you. They are trained to consider these comments as real threats.
Each traveler will be limited to one carry-on bag and one personal item (such as purse or briefcase). Travelers and their bags may be subject to additional screening at the gate.
All electronic items (such as laptops and cell phones) are subject to additional screening. Be prepared to remove your laptop from its travel case so that each can be X-rayed separately.
Limit metal objects worn on your person or clothing.
Remove metal objects (such as keys, cell phones, change, etc.) prior to passing through the metal detectors to facilitate the screening process. (Putting metal objects in your carry-on bag will expedite the process of going through the metal detector.)
At all times
Control all bags and personal items.
Do not accept any items to carry onboard a flight from anyone unknown to you.
Report any unattended items in the airport or on an aircraft to the nearest airport, airline or security personnel.
Finally remember that:
1) You will be dealing with a federal employee
2) That his/her education might not be more than 8th grade
3) That, while he/she must be a US citizen and pass a basic English WRITTEN test, it does not mean that you will be able to understand them when they talk to you
All of the above for an average salary of $37,700 + federal benefits.
Personnaly, I am of of the worst traveler, so most of the time if I can , I take the train
One final comment: In the last month, on 3 occasions, screeners detected and prevented pilots who fit the legal definition of "above the limit" to get on board and operate an aircraft full of passengers while legally drunk. That alone is good enough for me to justify checkpoints!
