Originally Posted by FliesWay2Much
I need to add a #5 to my previous post:
5. Hawley promises lots of changes including allowing pointy objects once again. Creates outrage among various groups. Congress passes legislation outlawing pointy objects and declares them weapons. Hawley says, "Well, I tried..." TSA wins.
Excellent point. Could very well happen. The idiots banned butane lighters, so I can see Congress banning all sharp and pointy objects legislatively (which will make the ban, for all intents and purposes, permament).
Another question is whether airlines will permit these items even if the TSA allows them past the checkpoint. Especially the jumpy ones, like AA. AA never closed the curtains following September 11 even before the government ordered them left open and later removed. So if I pull out a formerly prohibited sharp and/or pointy object, is AA gonna give me a hard time over that?