Editing Transportation Security Administration (section)

====Large printer cartridges ban====
After the October 2010 [[2010 cargo plane bomb plot|cargo planes bomb plot]], in which cargo containing [[laser printer]]s with [[toner cartridge]]s filled with explosives were discovered on separate cargo planes, the U.S. prohibited passengers from carrying certain printer cartridges on flights.<ref name="washingtonpost3">{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/11/02/AR2010110200276.html|last1=Apuzzo|first1=Matt|author-link1=Matt Apuzzo  |last2=Sullivan|first2=Eileen|author-link2=Eileen Sullivan  |title=Officials suspect Sept. dry run for bomb plot |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=November 3, 2010 |access-date=November 2, 2010|agency=Associated Press}}</ref> The TSA said it would ban toner and [[ink cartridge]]s weighing over 16 ounces (453&nbsp;grams) from all passenger flights.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.myfoxny.com/dpp/news/international/uk-plane-bombs-explosions-were-possible-over-u-s-ncx-20101110 |title=UK: Plane Bombs Explosions Were Possible Over U.S |publisher=Fox News |access-date=November 17, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120329061859/http://www.myfoxny.com/dpp/news/international/uk-plane-bombs-explosions-were-possible-over-u-s-ncx-20101110 |archive-date=March 29, 2012 }}</ref><ref name="pcmag1">{{cite news|last=Hoffman |first=Tony |url=https://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2372313,00.asp |title=U.S. Bans Large Printer Ink, Toner Cartridges on Inbound Flights |publisher=PC Mag |date=November 8, 2010 |access-date=November 17, 2010}}</ref> The ban applies to both carry-on bags and checked bags, and does not affect average travelers, whose toner cartridges are generally lighter.<ref name="pcmag1"/>