@KyleSmith, while your point is true, many advancements have been made ion the overall security protocall for airlines, pilots, flight atandants, TSA and passangers. i.e., pilots now have lockboxes with handguns, and do not open the cockpit for anyreason during flight. Flight attandants are now trained to look for and respond much earlier to proposed threats. Plus, this article states that this is and attempt "to bring U.S. regulations more in line with International Civil Aviation Organization standards and would also help provide a better experience for travelers."

I'm not saying it proposes less danger to all involved, but I will say that I hate giving up my tactical advantage in any situation.

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@rku2ig Well that, sir, is a horse of a different color!

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I had the same thoughts as rku2ig on this. Many of the regulations and laws we have passed since that day have made me shake my head. Every time I go through security at an airport I think how sad it is that we have had to give up so much of our freedom just so the majority of us can feel some sense of safety. As I take off my shoes and turn over my can of shaving cream before they pat me down, I think "Wow! They won"

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