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TSA to allow knives on planes

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DougK62 said:
Tweezers and scissors have been allowed for quite a while now. I've been taking them on every trip for years.
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Really? Two years ago I flew out to California they didn't allow my scissors in my grooming bag.

Hmmmm... did this change happen within the past 2 years? Curious
 
lulz, a friend on Facebook posted, in a nutshell, this in response to allowing the knives:

"Two logical explanations for this: 1.) 2.36 in. blades are not dangerous/life-threatening to passengers and can't be used to hijack a plane, illustrating the offical 9/11 story of box-cutter wielding hijacks is garbage, or 2.) The 9/11 story is true and they're setting the stage for another incident [I'm guessing he's referring to the gov. manufacturing a crisis basically]"
 
Oldgamer said:
Really? Two years ago I flew out to California they didn't allow my scissors in my grooming bag.

Hmmmm... did this change happen within the past 2 years? Curious
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Not sure exactly when it changed. You can take certain styles of scissors - others are still banned. I think they need to be under a certain length and must have blunt ends. I have a pair in my sewing kit that I've never been hassled for.
 
clamum said:
lulz, a friend on Facebook posted, in a nutshell, this in response to allowing the knives:

"Two logical explanations for this: 1.) 2.36 in. blades are not dangerous/life-threatening to passengers and can't be used to hijack a plane, illustrating the offical 9/11 story of box-cutter wielding hijacks is garbage, or 2.) The 9/11 story is true and they're setting the stage for another incident [I'm guessing he's referring to the gov. manufacturing a crisis basically]"
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Anything that can scare people can be used to hijack a plane.

Example: Fear of running afoul of the TSA and missing your flight has allowed the government to hijack all the flights out of the USA.
 
It wasn't too long before 9/11, I carried a folding, locking knife in a belt sheath along with a multi-tool with me when I flew...plus usually a small tool box as a carry-on.
 
I don't see the point of only allowing it if they don't lock. Is it because knives that lock are considered assault knives? They look scary. 😛
 
Wait.....didn't the hijackers take over with box cutters? Which are smaller than 2.36" .....I'm confused... TSA is retarded.
 
BoomerD said:
It wasn't too long before 9/11, I carried a folding, locking knife in a belt sheath along with a multi-tool with me when I flew...plus usually a small tool box as a carry-on.
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Before 9/11, I could take an 18-inch katana, a blackjack, six hand grenades, a sawed-off, and a key of coke in my carry on. Damn TSA.
 
Phoenix86 said:
So you can rush the cabin in hockey/football gear wielding a knife but can't bring water. BRILLIANT!
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Yeah I never understood the water thing, are they scared people throw it in a crevise somewhere and it screws up electronics? Though the cabin area should not have any unsealed area where vital electronics would reside... I just can't figure out the logic behind it.

And no matter what the reasoning is, then it still makes no sense considering they serve beverages on the plane anyway.
 
I don't understand why they would do this.
I am happy they are, but it just seems like a huge mess.

Now people will be bringing knives and they will have to measure them, and/or explain that it can't lock, etc.

Seems much easier to say "no knives".
 
Red Squirrel said:
Yeah I never understood the water thing, are they scared people throw it in a crevise somewhere and it screws up electronics? Though the cabin area should not have any unsealed area where vital electronics would reside... I just can't figure out the logic behind it.

And no matter what the reasoning is, then it still makes no sense considering they serve beverages on the plane anyway.
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It's a fear of liquid explosives and the chemicals used the make them.
 
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