Originally Posted by
N830MH
Yes, they all prohibited by the FAA during 9/11. That's why the security is very bad right before 9/11. That's why they replaced the old private contractor. It was ITS, Global Security, and a few others, as well. That's why they already have Worldwide Security administration & Global Aviation during that time before TSA takeover on November 19, 2002.
If you do a bit of research I think you will find that those items were in fact not prohibited at that time which is why 9/11 was a failure by government and not a failure of the screeners.