Originally Posted by
ryandelmundo
Books are made of paper. Pretty soon we won't be allowed to carry books anymore.
Thanks to Ron for explaining the basis.
I guess I'd like to see everything defined in terms of security. Then it could be reviewed. The problem seems to be anyone can make up any reason for security. "Oh your credit cards are made of plastic, and so are explosives."
Unreasonable searches. This was the basis of the Second Amendment. Hopefully one of these days the Second Amendment catches up, but ten years on from 9/11 we aren't there yet.
You would actually have to be trained on our systems to understand the issues involved in identifying the different things a passenger may have in their bags. Books don't look like books on our x-ray systems, and a hair dryer... you just don't want to know, believe me.