Yes, Waldo, you can make a deadly weapon out of a bar of soap or a handful of pocket change and a sock.
And a Bic pen - the HORROR!
God save the Republic from bureaucrats and functional idiots.
Ah yes My favorite was teh sharpened pencil or the female's barrette. They are worried about sword canes when a plain old cane can be quite deadly and effective. If you want horror in anedged weapon consider a broken CD used against the throat.
While a Bic pen could be a good weapon it is absolutely nothing compared to a Cross pen one of the old chrome or gold filled kind much better resilience tahn the plain old plastic.
The only way the TSA can be all the passengers are unarmed is reuire all baggage and clothes to be checked for teh flights duration.