Originally Posted by
InkUnderNails
Good, if these were possessed by the terrorists you are claiming to stop.
I’m sorry, can you tell me what a terrorist looks like? Please, be specific, I would hate to miss the chance to stop the next one that comes through my checkpoint.
Originally Posted by
InkUnderNails
Because until they are, you have not caught a terrorist, you have caught otherwise law-abiding citizens that have inadvertently forgotten to remove something from their carry on that you consider potentially dangerous just because it crosses the threshold of a commercial aircraft, things that are perfectly legal in most places except the airport.
Again, you are mistaking me for some other person. TSA’s job is not to “catch” terrorists, but as so many folks here take such pains to point out we are there to stop or prevent the introduction of WEI onto a commercial aircraft.
Yes, many (not all certainly) are perfectly legal to poses. I have a CHP, and it is perfectly legal to have my weapon, but not everywhere. Just as it is not legal to bring knives clubs and certain other things through our checkpoints. And yes, many just plain forget that they have these items with them, which is why the vast majority of those who bring them are not cited or arrested. The legality of possessing these things is conditional, and always has been.