12.01.2005

Small Scissors: Back on Board?

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Small scissors and screwdrivers - banned after September 11 - will be allowed back on airplanes as U.S. security policy changes focus to target bomb threats, government officials said on Thursday.

...Small scissors with blades less than four inches and tools like screwdrivers that are less than seven inches will be removed from the long list of banned items. Box cutters and other tools with cutting edges, crowbars and hammers remain off limits.


Read it all here.

When a hammer is all you have, every solution looks like a nail but not if you're flying because hammers aren't allowed. Nails larger than 10d are also not allowed.

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