There are plenty of &quot;weapons&quot; you can take with you in the plane. I didn&#x27;t realize the rules had been relaxed when I recently traveled with a set of kitchen shears in my computer bag. Leaving DFW no one said a thing. Coming back through CLE they searched my bag and found them. I expected I would have to toss them in the garbage, but was told they are OK being under the 4&quot; limit [0].<p>There are a lot of &quot;weapons&quot; you could take based on the Tools category [1].<p>[0] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.tsa.gov&#x2F;travel&#x2F;security-screening&#x2F;prohibited-items?qt-prohibited_items=4#qt-prohibited_items" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.tsa.gov&#x2F;travel&#x2F;security-screening&#x2F;prohibited-ite...</a>
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