Passengers should be aware that there are no provisions
for returning banned items to them when they are left at
the security checkpoint. In addition, those who attempt
to bring banned items through the checkpoints are
subject to civil penalties of up to $1,100 per violation
in addition to criminal penalties.
The items most
commonly left at the checkpoints include: scissors (of
all types), pocketknives, corkscrews, and mace. Please
be sure to leave these items at home or in your check-in
luggage.
While the above
items are strictly prohibited from being carried into
the aircraft cabin, many may be transported in checked
baggage with these important exceptions:
 | Firearms and starter pistols may be
transported in checked baggage so long as they are
unloaded and declared to the airline at the ticket
counter before you go to the screening checkpoint.
| Small arms ammunition for personal
use may be carried in checked baggage but only if
securely packed in fiber, wood or metal boxes, or
other packaging specifically designed to carry small
amounts of ammunition.
| One self-defense spray (pepper
spray or mace) not exceeding 4 fl. oz. may be
carried in a checked bag if it has a positive means
to prevent accidental discharge.
| Compressed air guns, fire
extinguishers, flare pistols, and gun lighters are
regulated as hazardous materials and may only be
transported as cargo on passenger planes under
strict limitations in quantity and packaging.
| Other items listed above are
entirely forbidden in air transportation. These
include disabling chemicals or gases, dynamite,
gunpowder, hand grenades, plastic explosives, road
flares, and tear gas.
| Passengers should also note that
there are many items not referred to here that are
restricted or forbidden as hazardous materials. |
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For more
information, you may also call the Hazardous Materials
Information Center at 1-800-467-4922. Violations of the
hazardous materials regulations may result in fines of
up to $27,500 per violation, as well as criminal fines
and/or jail.
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