Rare: Surely you can’t take that on a plane — can you?

The Austin Police Department is saying it won’t be responding to non-life threatening 911 calls.

A quick read of the official TSA blog reveals one recurring theme: People are confused about what they can take with them when they fly.

In short, items that a passenger can use to stab or shoot someone are a no-no in carry-on luggage. Explosives are also off limits in both carry-on and checked bags.

Simple enough, yet it’s staggering how many hand grenades, guns, knives, explosives and other prohibited items TSA agents confiscate on a regular basis. In the first seven days of 2016, for example, agents discovered 37 firearms in carry-on bags nationwide, according to a post on the official TSA blog.

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