Items confiscated by the TSA

Undated handout photo from the TSA blog obtained on March 12, 2012 shows handguns that were confiscated at the agency's checkpoints from from various airports throughout the country. Most airline passengers pack a toothbrush and fresh underwear in their luggage, others land mines, grenade launchers, swords, mortar shells and martial arts spikes and stars. Not only does the Transportation Security Administration confiscate four handguns a day from airline customers, its agents have also seized a stun gun concealed as a tube of lipstick, a dagger hidden inside a hairbrush and a whole host of other weapons and contraband taken from passengers on a daily basis, according to weekly updates on The TSA Blog. REUTERS/Transportation Security Administration

A collection of confiscated knives are pictured in a 2013 undated combination photo courtesy of the TSA. The U.S. Transportation Security Administration said on Tuesday that travelers can soon bring small pocket knives on board airplanes for the first time since the Sept. 11 attacks, sparking outrage from flight attendants who said the decision would endanger passengers and crew. REUTERS/TSA

Undated handout photo from the TSA blog obtained on March 12, 2012 shows weapons that were confiscated at the agency's security checkpoints. Most airline passengers pack a toothbrush and fresh underwear in their luggage, others land mines, grenade launchers, swords, mortar shells and martial arts spikes and stars. Not only does the Transportation Security Administration confiscate four handguns a day from airline customers, its agents have also seized a stun gun concealed as a tube of lipstick, a dagger hidden inside a hairbrush and a whole host of other weapons and contraband taken from passengers on a daily basis, according to weekly updates on The TSA Blog. REUTERS/Transportation Security Administration

KWilliam Hall (not shown), Transportation Administration Security Director at JFK Airport, shows items confiscated from passengers which could be used as weapons on aircraft in New York on August 27, 2003. Items include everything from the simple Swiss Army Knife to scissors, handguns and chainsaws. REUTERS/Chip East

Undated handout photo from the TSA blog obtained on March 12, 2012 shows bags of eels that were confiscated by the agency in Miami, Florida. Most airline passengers pack a toothbrush and fresh underwear in their luggage, others land mines, grenade launchers, swords, mortar shells and martial arts spikes and stars. Not only does the Transportation Security Administration confiscate four handguns a day from airline customers, its agents have also seized a stun gun concealed as a tube of lipstick, a dagger hidden inside a hairbrush and a whole host of other weapons and contraband taken from passengers on a daily basis, according to weekly updates on The TSA Blog. REUTERS/Transportation Security Administration

William Hall (not shown), Transportation Security Administration Director at JFK Airport, shows items confiscated from passengers which could be used as weapons on aircraft in New York on August 27, 2003. Items include everything from the simple Swiss Army Knife to scissors, handguns and chainsaws. REUTERS/Chip East

William Hall, Transportation Security Administration Director at JFK Airport, shows items confiscated from passengers which could be used as weapons on aircraft in New York on August 27, 2003. Items include everything from the simple Swiss Army Knife to scissors, handguns and chainsaws. REUTERS/Chip East