bdschobel & rssrsup. i beg to differ w y'all. if i can't carry a very small knife aboard , then i think that others should not be allowed to have weapons except on an ad hoc basis. i don't care who the person is or how qualified the person is. the weapon should be checked & not in the cabin. i am trying to think of a situation where any one other than the air crew should have a weapon. [marshall is air crew imho]