The list in the article included scissors knives mace steak knives and swords so please tell me why would any intelligent person would considers those items are legal to take on the plane.
Now a 10 speed blender
A toy gun or a cap gun was prohibited even before 9/11
What i am trying to say is that some sense before you head to the airport can save you and all of us a lot of waiting in security lines and i repeat i am not defending all TSA regulations