TSA to allow small knives, bats, clubs on planes

Airline passengers will be able to carry small knives, souvenir baseball bats, golf clubs and other sports equipment onto planes beginning next month under a policy change announced Tuesday by the head of the Transportation Security Administration.

[anneutral]

but no pre-pumped breastmilk right?

[airline traveler]

What a bad idea

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anneutral wrote:

but no pre-pumped breastmilk right?

breastfeeeeeeeed!!;-000

[A Shaprton]

airline traveler wrote:

What a bad idea

I'm with you. I can't believe they let them have computers or smart phones. Do you know how easy it would be to disable navigations and life support with the right phone ap? They need to send all checked bags on a separate flights, stop all carry one bags and stop serving any alcohol. The TSA has stopped countless terrorists, they need absolute control of passengers if we want to be safe.

[Dan Salazar]

Forget the Terrorist angle. I don't think Americans are civilized enough these days to allow these things in the cabin of a plane. Turn on the TV. We aint' what we used to be.

[Lawrence Wolf]

Dan Salazar wrote:

Forget the Terrorist angle. I don't think Americans are civilized enough these days to allow these things in the cabin of a plane. Turn on the TV. We aint' what we used to be.

You're right. Years ago, we would have been deprived of "Family Guy".

[Betes Noires]

What could anyone do with a knife on a plane? You can stab all the passengers you want but the plane ain't crashin'

[maybe]

It might discourage some wanna be terrorist. Or if someone attempts to hijack the plan he'll have trouble and have to blow just the plane up, if he can smuggle the explosives.

It is the mentality of why let the criminal be the only one with weapons. Just my opinion.

[Makes sense]

The NRA wants guns on planes. Where are second amendment rights on planes?????

[WeTheSheeple]

What about the rabies risk?

[Justin]

I'm glad to hear they're going to loosen up restrictions on the mile high club.

However, a carry-on bag full of bats at 30,000 feet is a disaster waiting to happen. Don't do it.

[WeTheSheeple]

Justin wrote:

I'm glad to hear they're going to loosen up restrictions on the mile high club.
However, a carry-on bag full of bats at 30,000 feet is a disaster waiting to happen. Don't do it.

Agreed. All that guano is going to STINK!

[Betes Noires]

Makes sense wrote:

The NRA wants guns on planes. Where are second amendment rights on planes?????

Guns can't take down a plane either.

[Betes Noires]

Justin wrote:

I'm glad to hear they're going to loosen up restrictions on the mile high club.
However, a carry-on bag full of bats at 30,000 feet is a disaster waiting to happen. Don't do it.

have you ever been hit on the head by a carry on full of other heavy items? Watch out of falling bags from the over heads.

[WMCOL]

A two inch blade can do a fair job on a throat.

[Betes Noires]

WMCOL wrote:

A two inch blade can do a fair job on a throat.

So can a pen.
Or the broken frame of your eye glasses.

[Angus MacFergus]

Can I bring my wee claymore on board, too?

[Mike Myers]

TSA screening is a good thing if done to all passengrs. When they allow VIP's, Government employees,etc to be exempt it makes the whole process a meaningless and worthless waste of time.

All passengers regardless of who they might be can have a reason for wanting to cause harm to an aircraft or other passengers. Just because you are Quote: "Someone special" doesn't ensure you aren't a risk.

[Mike Myers]

TSA screening is a good thing if done to all passengers. When they allow VIP's, Government employees,etc to be exempt it makes the whole process a meaningless and worthless waste of time.
All passengers regardless of who they might be can have a reason for wanting to cause harm to an aircraft or other passengers. Just because you are Quote: "Someone special" doesn't ensure you aren't a risk.

[WeTheSheeple]

Mike Myers wrote:

TSA screening is a good thing if done to all passengers. When they allow VIP's, Government employees,etc to be exempt it makes the whole process a meaningless and worthless waste of time.
All passengers regardless of who they might be can have a reason for wanting to cause harm to an aircraft or other passengers. Just because you are Quote: "Someone special" doesn't ensure you aren't a risk.

Agreed. It's as stupid as profiling. The minute the terrorist figure out the TSA is profiling Arab looking men, they'll switch to women like they did in Israel with their suicide bombers. If we start profiling Arab women, they'll switch to children- as they've also done in Israel. If we start profiling children, they'll switch to cripples in wheelchairs. Etc, etc, etc.

The crazies are always a step ahead of us.