Will it be ok to have a case peanut in my carry-on bag at airport?

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I'd like to bring along my case peanut but I don't want to be slowed down and doing double time in the inspection area if the little knife is going to cause me problems.
 
The change to allow small knives has been postponed, but a quick search looks like it might start taking effect in the next 30 days or so. For now, put it in your checked bag...
 
I think I mentioned it in a thread before but I can't find it... In the UK it's a definite no. My grandmother who was well into her eighties at the time was forced to put a small pocket knife which belonged to her late husband into an amnesty bin on a domestic flight. She was scundered. She had forgotten it was in her handbag. They wouldn't even let her post it home. She was so upset, it was very sad.
Paul
 
Toddwalla said:
The change to allow small knives has been postponed, but a quick search looks like it might start taking effect in the next 30 days or so. For now, put it in your checked bag...
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I'm not going to hold my breath for that to happen.
 
Short answer: no.
Leave it home or put it in your checked luggage. Even if that law had been operational, I wouldn't risk. But that's just me.

Fausto
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pmew said:
I think I mentioned it in a thread before but I can't find it... In the UK it's a definite no. My grandmother who was well into her eighties at the time was forced to put a small pocket knife which belonged to her late husband into an amnesty bin on a domestic flight. She was scundered. She had forgotten it was in her handbag. They wouldn't even let her post it home. She was so upset, it was very sad.
Paul
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That's terrible! :(
 
I know. I understand why they can't have them on flights, but to make her bin it was cruel.
 
pmew said:
I think I mentioned it in a thread before but I can't find it... In the UK it's a definite no. My grandmother who was well into her eighties at the time was forced to put a small pocket knife which belonged to her late husband into an amnesty bin on a domestic flight. She was scundered. She had forgotten it was in her handbag. They wouldn't even let her post it home. She was so upset, it was very sad.
Paul
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Ahh, that's a shame.
Funny, seems whenever the British gov't uses the word "amnesty," it's code for "taking something away from the citizens." :rolleyes: ;)
I have to agree with the others here who have expressed hesitation to carry-on, regardless of whether that law goes into effect or not. Even if so, I wouldn't trust the TSA agents to be aware of the change, or to exercise any reasonable discretion.
 
Not long ago at work someone emptied their pockets out and they had an old and well used vic excelsior. One of my colleagues freaked out about it; "Oh my goodness, he's got a knife on him!"
Pathetic really, that people get so upset about it.
 
I had to check a SAK in rather than give it up to the bin(where it would have found a new home at the end of the shift).
The best part was waiting for it to come out on the carousel at Heathrow. It was so cute. A tiny little package in amongst all the luggage.
I had a British army knife in my bumbag which travelled from Sydney to Brisbane with me a few years ago.
 
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