PSA: You can carry ice skates on airplanes, but not fake chainsaws

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NEW YORK — The Transportation Security Administration displayed thousands of items on Tuesday that were confiscated from carry-on bags over three months at New York's John F. Kennedy Airport. As the chaotic holiday travel season approaches, the agency wanted to remind the public what carry-on items were no-no's.

The takeaway: Knitting needles and ice skates are welcome on board, but not sparklers, nunchucks and fake chainsaws.

See also: TSA confiscated a record number of firearms in the past year

Four tons of prohibited items are collected every year at JFK alone.

Toy weapons of any kind, including grenades, are out. So are real knives, handcuffs and bullets. Read more...

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