Hey Brian and sll of the apologists for TSA, Let's take a trip out to the thin end of the Libertarian limb shall we? I am interested in your response.
Suppose that in the interest of increased security we eliminate ALL security screening of any kind except using the detection equipment for explosives in checked bags. And in addition we allow any passenger to carry a gun onboard an aircraft. What happens? to our overall safety?
Doesn't the MAD concept of Atomic weapons come into play here. (Mutual Assured Destruction). If terrorist KNEW they were likely to face a fire fight onboard with armed PAX wouldn't they look elsewhere to commit terorist acts? if the average boeing 737 a with a normal load factor holds 125 total PAX then how many onboard "incidents" would we have to have to equal the number that perished at the WTC Pentagon & rural PA?
Not saying I think this should happen but when we lok at the dismal financials It might not be so off the wall