Yet another TSA misadventure

halden.doerge said:
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Updated pocket dump. :(
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I like what you have in your pocket. Love that Case!
 
shinyedges said:
The intended purpose of a pen is to write. Adding tactical to its name does absolutely nothing. Tactical underwear, tactical hands, tactical shoe laces, tactical pen. So the addition of the word tactical should be a red flag to stop all of these things from going on a plane? I'd like to see them get my tactical undies! Will they get them? That depends!
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Don't need no "tactical" pen when you have a "tactical" attitude :D
 
It sucks but if the pen looks like or its called a Tactical Pen they can confiscate it. Just the way it is. If you had it with you before without an issue probably the TSA employees did not care or bother to look/investigate.

Honestly the Investigator pen regardless if its called a tactical pen or not definitely looks like it which is why it was confiscated.

Or maybe the TSA person just needed a pen?
 
MikePotts said:
I always have a self addressed pre-paid padded envelope in my carry on....just in case :)
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That's a good idea.

OP: You know what the tsa is, right? You had to have known that pushing your luck would backfire eventually. That pen looks more like a kubaton(weapon) then a pen. I'd bet that was even the reason you bought it. Price of being tacticool.
 
Shotgun said:
That's a good idea.

OP: You know what the tsa is, right? You had to have known that pushing your luck would backfire eventually. That pen looks more like a kubaton(weapon) then a pen. I'd bet that was even the reason you bought it. Price of being tacticool.
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Ever actually held one? Doesn't sound like you have. It's tiny, looks like a pen. That's all it has ever been to me.

And yeah, I'm familiar with the TSA. They're the ones who never had a problem with the pen over and over and then suddenly did one day. Funny folk.
 
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halden.doerge said:
Ever actually held one? Doesn't sound like you have. It's tiny, looks like a pen. That's all it has ever been to me.

And yeah, I'm familiar with the TSA. They're the ones who never had a problem with the pen over and over and then suddenly did one day. Funny folk.
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IMO, dealing with the TSA is a lot like playing Russian Roulette. You may get something through over and over again, but eventually your luck will run out. You'll end up with one of those agents who will have a problem with something that you got through many times before without problem. Or he will want it for himself. Either way, it probably wouldn't help to argue reason or rights with him/her. You certainly don't want to act PO'd or otherwise show attitude about it. Right or not, they will feel they're in the right. And if they're simply psychopathic thieves, whatever you say will have no effect whatsoever. If you choose to argue your right to carry a tactical pen or whatever on a flight, they are NOT going to suddenly stop and say, "You know, I never thought of it that way. Here's your pen back. Have a nice day!"

For myself, I just always assume that if something is even borderline questionable, I'll leave it at home. And what you or I might consider "nothing special" might look dangerous to lots of other people.

Jim
 
James Y said:
IMO, dealing with the TSA is a lot like playing Russian Roulette. You may get something through over and over again, but eventually your luck will run out. You'll end up with one of those agents who will have a problem with something that you got through many times before without problem. Or he will want it for himself. Either way, it probably wouldn't help to argue reason or rights with him/her. You certainly don't want to act PO'd or otherwise show attitude about it. Right or not, they will feel they're in the right. And if they're simply psychopathic thieves, whatever you say will have no effect whatsoever. If you choose to argue your right to carry a tactical pen or whatever on a flight, they are NOT going to suddenly stop and say, "You know, I never thought of it that way. Here's your pen back. Have a nice day!"

For myself, I just always assume that if something is even borderline questionable, I'll leave it at home.

Jim
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Yep, from now on everything goes on the carry on. Believe that.
 
I went through with my Bladeforum T-shirt on. I'm surprised they didn't harass me for that :-o
 
Sorry to hear about your pen, I really like the investigators. The TSA found a Kershaw Leek I had left in my briefcase. I had the option of surrendering my knife or walking back to my car. I walked back to my car. I purchased the flat end cap attachment for use while flying.
 
Cutlover said:
Gotta be realistic here, anything with with a clear tactical purpose will probably be confiscated. Knives, pens, aggressively bezeled flashlights, etc. For this instance, I think the TSA was right in taking the pen. It sucks, but we have to be realistic here. I looked up the pen in reference here, it is quite clearly meant for tactical purposes.

If in doubt, look at it from the other perspective. If you were in control of a company that took people's lives into their hands and flew them in multi-million dollar vehicles over thousands of miles, would you take the chance of a single person with a tactical pen?

....the correct answer is no, obviously. If you (I am using "you" as a general term, not referencing any individual) disagree, feel free to walk to your destination with your tactical gear instead.
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TSA is a government entity, not really a corporate company. It was a nice way to create jobs, get the government in control of air travel and make for good security theater. It is a joke. I don't feel safer now, I feel more frustrated.
 
Im glad you didn't shove the pen (bomb) into a potted plant and walk away, things could have gotten hairy for you if I know this country correctly. ;)
 
bobo03 said:
TSA is a government entity, not really a corporate company. It was a nice way to create jobs, get the government in control of air travel and make for good security theater. It is a joke. I don't feel safer now, I feel more frustrated.
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This. EXACTLY.
 
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