It may sound crazy to the average traveler worried more about whether than bottle of shampoo is small enough to put in the carry-on bag, but believe it or not, some people apparently think it’s okay to travel the friendly skies loaded up with clearly unfriendly items. And not just some people, if you take a look at numbers from the Transportation Security Administration.
The TSA confiscated a record number of weapons last year, taking more than 2,000 guns, knives, stun guns, flash grenades, and even a long knife hidden inside an enchilada wrapped in aluminum foil.
TSA agents said the most common response they received was that the person had forgotten the item was in their bag.
So the best bet probably is, when it doubt, leave it out (of your luggage).