Originally Posted by
Boggie Dog
Guidance given to that screener, and all screeners, is that the item is allowed. Screener discretion is another problem. Far to many TSA screeners are ill equipped to use discretion properly.
I believe that TSA is gradually shifting away from saying that an item is 'allowed'. Most current wording seems to say that an item is '
generally allowed...but'.
You will notice that in my previous post, TSA has changed the wording slightly. It's no longer 'screener discretion', now it's just "TSA".
Subtle change, implying that if your valuables get confiscated, it's not a rogue screener (plus his LTSO, STSO and suit backing him up), it's the entire organization that is responsible for taking your valuables.
Meanwhile, AskTSA continues to provide contradictory answers. Peter Mayhew (and thousands of kids) might be interested to know that some AskTSA responders (and the out-of-date website) say that light sabers are not a real weapon and are allowed in carry-on.
Well, unless 'screener discretion' decides otherwise.
The more things changes, the more they remain the same.