TSA selling confiscated knives?

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skunked

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Somebody please tell me that the TSA is NOT taking away our "illegal weapons" only to turn around and sell them on ebay!
 
skunked said:
Somebody please tell me that the TSA is NOT taking away our "illegal weapons" only to turn around and sell them on ebay!
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All levels of government have been doing this sort of thing for a loooooonnng time. In fact, some Oregon lawmaker proposed requiring that when law enforcement agencies in the state sell confiscated property, the money must go to the State's general fund instead of to the individual department. The resulting outcry from law enforcement agencies was heard audibly throughout the state. It seems that many of Oregon's law enforcement agencies are substantially funded by sales of confiscated property.
 
All the more reason to direct those funds to the general fund and remove the conflict of interest. Law enforcement should be funded the same as every other government department, by legislative budget appropriation.
 
Well now, that is a different topic.

My point in bringing it up is simply that selling confiscated property is not a new idea nor is it unique to TSA.
 
Yeah, that's true. But most of us are unlikely to have our property confiscated because of a drug-related offense (although it's a scary scenario; apparently the government does not have a great track record for restitution even in cases where innocence is proved).

What probably angers forumites specifically is to see their stuff auctioned off after forgetting to take the SAK out of their change pocket.......
 
Recently one fo these places was selling a pika and a discontinued pardue/benchmade folder on ebay. It made me wonder who gave up that great little benchmade.

Nowadays you can just use a conveniently placed mailbox and send your knife fedex. Or plan ahead and put it in your suitcase.

On my next trip I'll have my BM 806, 40TR, and Spyderco Calypso Jr in my case.

When I finally go home for the summer I'll be shipping my knives back fedex, not going to trust my whole colletion to a TSA inspection.
 
After much thought I feel this would be a topic better suited in the Blade Discussion Forum given the nature of it and the responses so far. A topic such as this should not be limited to the Community Forum because not alot of members visit it as much as BDF.
 
I thought about buying one of the lots after seeing an Emerson CQC7 in one of the photos, but I think your name might be put in a database for them to watch out for if you fly. Also, I just don't feel right buying other peoples knives that they didn't voluntarily give up. It's one thing that they were stupid enough to take them on a plane, but they should have at least gotten them back.
 
This has been discussed before. My thoughts:
1- Everyone should know not to have knives or sharp tools in their carry-on. There's no way it's a suprise when someone gets their knife yanked.
2- I'd rather see them auctioned off for re-use instead of melted into blobs.

-Bob
 
Bob W said:
This has been discussed before. My thoughts:
1- Everyone should know not to have knives or sharp tools in their carry-on. There's no way it's a suprise when someone gets their knife yanked.
2- I'd rather see them auctioned off for re-use instead of melted into blobs.

-Bob
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Both good points. We all know the rules, so you only have yourself to blame if you get your knife yanked.

Paul
 
Having traveled a lot, and all over the world pre 9/11, one thing I always did was prep myself before leaving for the airport.

I'd take everything out of my pockets, no change, no pens, nothing that would set off the metal detectors.

Don't pack your old alarm clock taped to the spare batteries for your personal massager or Mag Lite and not expect to spend the next couple of hours explaining what you were thinking to the airport police.

It probably was because of all the business travel, I was conditioned to prep to get through airport security as quick as possible, hey I wanted to spend as little time waiting for a plane as possible, if you think it's bad here Europe was worse buy you learn to get through it.

The point is everyone should know by now what you can and can't travel with, what would be better is if more airports offered the option of mailing your knives/contraband back home instead of giving it up, some of the bigger airports provide Fed Ex envelopes just for that reason, I also always brought a padded envelope addressed home just in case I did forget something.

If you don't like any of your other options you could always throw it away, they won't auction it off then.
 
I wonder 2 things, what moron decided airports should confiscate nail clippers, and what kind of idiot would ever try to use nail clippers as a weapon. :confused:
 
I got my nail clippers confiscated, then bought 10 new ones for 30 cents each in one of the Cincinnati airport stores, and boarded the airplane.

I'm not joking. I could have clipped everyone to death on that plane!
 
what kind of idiot would ever try to use nail clippers as a weapon.
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Throw-away utility knives wouldn't have been my choice either.

At least with the nail clipper ban, you don't have some fat slob sitting next to you for hours clipping his nails... They should ban floss and makeup too - keep personal hygene personal!

-Bob
 
Bob W said:
Throw-away utility knives wouldn't have been my choice either.

At least with the nail clipper ban, you don't have some fat slob sitting next to you for hours clipping his nails... They should ban floss and makeup too - keep personal hygene personal!

-Bob
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Flossing in public should be banned! :barf:

Paul
 
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