Table 4.1 Prohibited Items Intercepted at U.S. Airport Screening Checkpoints: 2003–2004
Table 4.1
Prohibited
Items Intercepted at U.S. Airport Screening Checkpoints: 2003–2004
(Number)
| Items | 2003 | 2004 |
|---|---|---|
| Other cutting instruments | 2,973,413 | 3,567,731 |
| Knives | 1,961,849 | 2,058,652 |
| Incendiaries and explosive/flammable materials | 494,123 | 693,649 |
| Clubs | 25,139 | 28,813 |
| Box cutters | 20,991 | 22,350 |
| Firearms | 683 | 650 |
| Other | 638,414 | 717,754 |
| Total prohibited items | 6,114,612 | 7,089,599 |
NOTES: "Other cutting instruments" include metal pointed scissors, hatchets, swords, sabers, meat cleavers, ice axes, and picks.
"Knives" are sharp bladed cutting instruments of any length and type except round-bladed, butter, and plastic cutlery.
"Incendiaries" include explosives (firecrackers, ammunition, blasting caps, plastic explosives, gunpowder, grenades, and flares); aerosols except for personal care or toiletries in limited quantities; gasoline, fuels, paint thinner, and flammable liquids; torch lighters; and strike-anywhere matches.
"Clubs" includes martial arts items, baseball bats, night sticks, hammers, pool cues, and billy clubs.
"Firearms" means any weapon (including a starter gun) that will or is designed to or may readily be converted to expel a projectile by the action of an explosive, as well as spear guns, BB guns, fl are pistols, compressed air guns, and stunning devices.
"Other" encompasses tools, self-defense items, compressed gas cylinders, bleach, and certain sporting goods.
For further clarification about terms, see http://www.tsa.gov/interweb/assetlibrary/Permitted_Prohibited_5_16_2005_v3.pdf.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Transportation Security Administration, Office ot Transportation Security Policy, personal communication, July 2005.