packing is fun

for your quick reference, a list of things that the transportation security administration won't let you carry on to a plane, but will let you check (a non-exhaustive list, so feel free to check their website with your specific queries!):

Ice Axes/Ice Picks
Meat Cleavers
Sabers
Swords
Baseball Bats
Bows and Arrows
Spear Guns
Firearms
Realistic Replicas of Firearms
Axes and Hatchets
Cattle Prods
Billy Clubs (I don't know what that is, but the name made me giggle)
Nunchakus
Throwing Stars