TSA Will Permit Knives, Golf Clubs on U.S. Planes

[August]

So I guess my knife is right out...

[Platapus]

Originally Posted by August

So I guess my knife is right out...

I always smiled when I saw those handgun bayonets for sale.

A fix bayonets and charge! Poke poke poke

[August]

Originally Posted by Platapus

I always smiled when I saw those handgun bayonets for sale.

A fix bayonets and charge! Poke poke poke

Surprisingly enough it's not a new concept.

[Stealhead]

@RedOctober you cant even carry your knife to school anyway much less on an airplane.

If you must have a larger knife with you on your trip put it in your checked luggage once you leave the airport put it on your person but of course be aware of the laws in that area in some places it is illegal to carry a knife.In some states an auto open knife is illegal.Your looks like the kind that you flip open with your thumb though not truly a "switch blade".

[Red October1984]

Originally Posted by Stealhead

@RedOctober you cant even carry your knife to school anyway much less on an airplane.

If you must have a larger knife with you on your trip put it in your checked luggage once you leave the airport put it on your person but of course be aware of the laws in that area in some places it is illegal to carry a knife.In some states an auto open knife is illegal.Your looks like the kind that you flip open with your thumb though not truly a "switch blade".

The Smith and Wesson knife that I have there is spring assisted. Switchblades are illegal in Missouri and this is as close as you can legally get.

I carry it randomly around. I don't carry it to school but I have around town numerous times. Now there was a time when I forgot I had it in my coat pocket and I had it at school but it didn't leave that pocket all day.

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

Only the ones we carry around with us all the time. I've got a big one too, but it stays at home.

That was the one that I carry around. I've got tons of other knives...Hunting Knives, Pocketknives, and some homemade ones from a family member.

I don't have a machete....yet.....

[Stealhead]

Originally Posted by Red October1984

The Smith and Wesson knife that I have there is spring assisted. Switchblades are illegal in Missouri and this is as close as you can legally get.

I carry it randomly around. I don't carry it to school but I have around town numerous times. Now there was a time when I forgot I had it in my coat pocket and I had it at school but it didn't leave that pocket all day.



That was the one that I carry around. I've got tons of other knives...Hunting Knives, Pocketknives, and some homemade ones from a family member.

I don't have a machete....yet.....

Spring assist flip open same difference in that you still manually open the blade with your thumb you just have a some form of spring to make it easier.

The automatics("switch blades") are the kind where you press a button and the blade extends on its own.Those are actually legal in Florida I am not a fan of them my self.

This is the kind of spring assist that some of my knives have.
I bet the TSA hates this kind. I almost always have this knife in clipped in my pocket.It is so thin i forget that it is even there once I walked into a bank with it still clipped in.No one noticed it though.

The spring in this type the pressure is on the blade wile it is closed and a tang moves when you push on the thumb grabs it self locks as well.But that is an expensive knife but worth it made in the USA from American steel and a life time warranty ship it to Washington and they will fix it up no charge.

Really though a fixed blade knife is the best to have especially for cleaning game.

This particular knife is designed with conceal carry in mind you could hide it easily if you wanted to.

[Red October1984]

Originally Posted by Stealhead

Spring assist flip open same difference in that you still manually open the blade with your thumb you just have a some form of spring to make it easier.

The automatics("switch blades") are the kind where you press a button and the blade extends on its own.Those are actually legal in Florida I am not a fan of them my self.

This is the kind of spring assist that some of my knives have.
I bet the TSA hates this kind. I almost always have this knife in clipped in my pocket.It is so thin i forget that it is even there once I walked into a bank with it still clipped in.No one noticed it though.

The spring in this type the pressure is on the blade wile it is closed and a tang moves when you push on the thumb grabs it self locks as well.But that is an expensive knife but worth it made in the USA from American steel and a life time warranty ship it to Washington and they will fix it up no charge.

Really though a fixed blade knife is the best to have especially for cleaning game.

This particular knife is designed with conceal carry in mind you could hide it easily if you wanted to.

I like that knife.

I once carried a bloody fixed blade hunting knife into a police station after I had been hunting.... I know most of the cops through my dad who works with them all the time. (Dad's a lawyer)

Luckily I had a long shirt on.... I also had all my camo on.... My dad was with me and I was okay.


I probably will never wear a hunting knife on my hip when I leave the woods now. I should just take it off my belt and leave it.

I'm sure the TSA or other governmental agency is watching this thread like a hawk. I'll just say this. There are safe, responsible people out there. There are also people who make mistakes and forget that they are wearing hunting knives on their hip. I am somewhere between those two but closer to responsible. I've only mistakenly carried a knife into an "off limits" place twice. This one and the time I accidently carried it to school. Now, I make sure I do not do stuff like that.

Sorry TSA, but i'm an American...while also human at the same time.


EDIT: On the other hand, I've never been on an airliner...and I probably won't for a long time. When I do get to travel on an airliner, I won't be carrying a knife. However, I support the right.