Originally Posted by
FetePerfection
Here's another dumb and annoying rule: How about getting off a flight, going through immigration, picking up luggage, going through customs, rechecking your luggage then going through full security again, all in the confines of a sterile area for international flights. What sense does this make besides making your connecting time even more stressful than it already is?
You can check a zillion things you can not carry on, knives, guns, liquids, etc. As mentioned, it's no longer a sterile area once the checked bags arrive.