Originally Posted by Fisher1949

This story from Salon about scissors seized in BKK. Not is the US but easily could have been.

Ten years after 9/11, airport security still not getting it
http://www.salon.com/technology/ask_...rport_security

And where these items end up, adding to the TSA coffers.
NTSA | eBay
http://shop.ebay.com/i.html?_nkw=NTSA

eBay is loaded with TSA confiscated merchandise (search “TSA confiscated”) but many items appear to be within guidelines and should not have been seized. The legitimate items were effectively stolen from their owners by TSA and are being sold on the open market.