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Passengers waited less than 10 minutes on average at security checkpoints during the first holi day travel season since an all-fed eral work force took over screen ing. Michael Wascom, spokesman for a group representing the major airlines, said operations were generally smooth even with bad weather in some places. “Passengers moved efficiently through the airports, and cus tomer service standards were upheld,” said Wascom. spokesman for the Air Transport Association. Since the Sept. 11 attacks, the government has tightened restric tions on what can be taken on board a plane. Robert Johnson, spokesman for the Transportation Security Administration, said many holi day travelers are inexperienced fliers and don’t realize they can't take knives, scissors, fireworks or ammunition onto planes. If they try to, the prohibited items will be confiscated. Passengers also could be prosecuted, a decision made by law enforcement offi cials depending on the item and the circumstances. Between Tuesday and Sunday, six people who tried to carry guns onto planes were arrested: two at Hartsfield Atlanta International AirpK)rt and one each at New York’s LaGuardia Airport, Cincinnati/Northem Kentucky Airpum. Salt Lake City International Airport and Dulles International Airport outside Washington. The TSA says that at the 38 busiest U.S. airports over the Thanksgiving holiday, 1,072 clubs or bats were confiscated, 3,242 banned tools and 2,384 flammable items, including a welding gun in Boise, Idaho. Another 20258 i sharp objects — such as scissors, ice picks and meat cleavers — also were stopped at the checkp>oints. Someone tried to bring a toy can non made of live ammunition onto a plane at Chicago O’Hare International Airport. A man tried to carry a brick onto a plane at Ronald Reagan National Airport in W’ashington. “I don’t know why he would carry a brick.’* Johnson said. Though TSA can’t make year- to-year cornp>ari sons because the data collection method has changed, the six guns taken from NEWS IN BRIEF Volt Not a canyon Some passengers still dec., know what they can and car 0 take on planes. Confiscated items atthejj busiest airports fromTueA through Sunday A Six 15,982 20,581 guns pocket sharpoty* knives (indue sossonliii 98 boxcutters SOURCE Transportation Security Admtntstrabon 38 airpons in six days coopt with 813 firearms taken fra 429 airports in the eight from February to Septeirfe During that same pe 783.670 knives and 31,064t cutters uere seized, cor:;:: with 15.982 pocketkni\e> r: 98 boxcutters Thanksgiving. The prohibited item'. turned over to local pc. Johnson said. 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