Once the Republican National Convention got underway this week in Tampa, Florida, delegates were apprised of a comprehensive list of items not allowed inside the event.

Some banned items came as no surprise: guns, knives, explosives.

But so were baseballs, fresh whole fruit, bottled water, flashlights and disposable coffee cups.

Footballs, however, are fair game to be tossed around on the convention floor.

The list of items not allowed into the convention was crafted by Republican Party officials and the U.S. Secret Service.

-Noel Brinkerhoff

To Learn More:

Republican National Convention Prohibited Items (Tampa Bay Times)

Secret Service Decrees: No Baseballs, Bananas at the Convention (by Naureen Khan, National Journal)

Republican Convention Protest Zone: Squirt Guns Forbidden, Real Guns Allowed (by Noel Brinkerhoff and David Wallechinsky, AllGov)