Reply to post: Re: Guns

US laptops-on-planes ban now applies to just one airport, ends soon

OldCrow

Re: Guns

Do bear in mind that the americans have a good reason to fear their own government. The average U.S. police officer is likely to have zero firearms training on any sort of regular basis. So if a police officer draws a weapon and you stand still, you have a high risk of ending up collateral damage. And if you run to cover, you have a high risk of being shot at. So the only safe response is to shoot the police first. </joke>

Jokes aside, unless TSA agents have a much stricter training regime than the american cops, you can't really hold them accountable for missing stuff in luggage. After all, with no education towards real explosives, you can't demand that they'd recognize one when presented. Nevermind something more exotic, like a properly hidden blade. So it is perfectly understandable that passengers would want to carry some extra security with them. On the off chance that the terrorists try to hijack the planes, like they did on 9/11.

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