Originally Posted by
Firebug4
Subjects have a different definitions depending upon the context. Be careful about absolutes. US Criminal law defines WMD among other things as:
When talking about weapons, I stick to the technical definitions rather than those crafted by legislators with no subject matter knowledge. That's why I don't call an AR-15 an assault weapon, despite it having been defined as one by the 1994 Firearms Act.
Politicians like to stretch a definition until it is meaningless. Under the statutes you cited, the gas can for my lawn mower could easily be classified as a WMD.
Originally Posted by TSORon
Uhhh, yeah, right. Whatever. What color cool-aid is that you are drinking anyway?
Three errors in such a short sentence. I'm not the one that blindly accepts whatever the cult leader says, which is what the reference to 'drinking the Kool-Aid' is all about. Questioning authority is the exact opposite of 'drinking the Kool-Aid'. It's spelled Kool-Aid, which is also inaccurate since the powdered drink mixed with cyanide at Jonestown was actually Flavor Aid.
Originally Posted by TSORon
So, a 737 traveling at 500+ mph into an occupied building and killing 3k or so people is not a WMD. Interesting theory.
I admit that it has a lot more flair than a Buick traveling at 40+ miles per hour through a farmers' market, but it's the same principle and I wouldn't call either one of them a WMD since neither are specifically designed to cause destruction or loss of life. In fact, billions of dollars are spent engineering both airplanes and cars to not kill people.
Originally Posted by TSORon
Goodie for you. Ignorance is bliss they say.
You seem like an exceedingly happy guy.
Originally Posted by TSORon
You and some other FF’s have problems with someone taking pride in their job? No, lets get it right, its you and some few FT’ers. Actual frequent fliers know what’s going on and why, and while they may not enjoy it they are least understand it.
Are you now trying to claim that anyone who disagrees with you is not a frequent flyer?
How often do you fly, Ron?
Originally Posted by TSORon
And you know this because you have access to the intelligence reports, right? You have seen the details of all the plans the worlds terrorist organizations have, right? Or are you of the opinion that the folks that were planning the London Liquid bomb plot were just kidding around?
I know that you don't. Being a TSO doesn't mean you have any kind of security clearance at all. Regardless of what your employer calls 'SSI', it's not the same as seeing classified items. That is all I will say on the subject, so trying to goad me into more will not work.
Originally Posted by TSORon
There is an old saying about the last people who ever want to go to war is the soldiers who must fight it. Think about that for a while.
You are proud to be part of an organization that views itself as 'on the front line' in the 'war on terror' and you're lecturing me about wanting to go to war? I think the cognitive dissonance in that might actually give me a migraine.
Originally Posted by TSORon
Yes, they are. And I am one of those folks who carry a CCP, and I cannot advocate for a position such as yours. There are places where firearms just don’t belong, ever.
If firearms don't ever belong in airports or airplanes, why do police and air marshals have them there? Statistically those who hold concealed carry licenses are far less likely to commit a violent crime, and thirteen times less likely to commit a non violent crime than non-licensees. Concealed carry licensees are also five times less likely to mistakenly shoot an innocent person than a police officer is. If we were really trying to keep out the greater danger, we wouldn't let cops have guns in airports.