Terrorists may use pen guns, warns FBI

FoxNews ^ | March 04, 2004 | Fox News & Anna Stolley

[joesnuffy]

WASHINGTON

[joesnuffy]

Threat issue after threat issue and here it is 03-04 and since 09-11 hardly any pilots have been armed...and cargo pilots still refused to be allowed to protect themselves or their aircraft...by the FEDS...

The borders are still wide open...Border Patrol hamstrung....and insulin dependent diabetic activists thrown in prison without insulin fed sugared foods...jailed without charged... by order of the Gov of Az....UNDER THE PATRIOT ACT...

Casey Nethercot of Ranch Rescue on the frontlines of the illegal invasion will discuss his arrest by the FBI, Mexicans shooting at him and much more... Discussed Here

[FairOpinion]

Finally they got around to writing an article.

Yesterday they mentioned it briefly as breaking news on Fox, but didn't follow up on it until now, but I am glad they finally did.

Here is the thread I started at the time:

Terrorists may use Pens filled with poison gases

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1090257/posts

[kinghorse]

[blackdog]

I don't care what gun anyone on a plane has. Those 100 plus passengers are the best security measure available. Especially if they get pissed off or threatened. There will not be another similar hijacking/conclusion as those on 9/11. No way. No How.

A cargo plane maybe. Shoot-downs or bombs, yep. But never a hijacking again of an American passenger plane full of passengers.

[FairOpinion]

Some say the best security would be to arm ALL passengers, and the pilots and rest of the flight crew as well.

Then a few pathetic terrorists wouldn't have a chance.

I saw this great cartoon where a terrorist say "hijack" and a hundred guns were immediately aimed at him.

[Eala]

The FBI said a watch placed on top of a pen gun could obstruct the weapon when going through an X-ray. "Therefore, pens should be separated from other items in screening bins to ensure a clear X-ray image," the agency stated.

Yup. Then when they start making watch guns...?

[Mears]

Khruschev was right,joesnuffy,we will destroy ourselves from within.

It's happening right now.

[Khurkris]

For Release:
Tuesday, October 28, 2003

Justice Department's Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Allows Sale of Handgun Disguised as a Pen Despite Law Enforcement Warning

WARNING: This is an ANTI-GUN web site.

[b4its2late]

Those 100 plus passengers are the best security measure available. Especially if they get pissed off or threatened. There will not be another similar hijacking/conclusion as those on 9/11. No way. No How.

You've got that right.....

[AreaMan]

In order to help security at the airports, the TSA (janitorial squads will be using these)

[blackdog]

Ever seen some bad-ass being dragged by two fingers in the nostrils after you crush his larnyx?

Guns are for pussies. Jihad-Johnny's may enjoy firearms, but after watching their buddies beaten to within inches of death by a bunch of soft Americans, firearms are worthless in the overall concept of their objective. In close quaters, a broken CD and a garrotte(mouse cable) will do quite nicely.

[aomagrat]

There will not be another similar hijacking/conclusion as those on 9/11. No way. No How.

Unless it's a plane full of democrats.

[ExSoldier]

Somebody has been watching too many old re-runs of James Bond and the movie "Thunderball."

[ExSoldier]

I recently saw (can't remember where) a really KEWL weapon:
An electrically fired 9mm that was disguised as a pocket beeper! Fires four rounds through the bottom of the device all at the same time! Press a button and BINGO!

[eno_]

You could carry a 20mm belt fed grenade launcher into most air cargo facilities never mind a "pen gun." Ramps, food service, and cargo security is poor to nonexistent. Meanwhile gramps on the scooter gets wanded.

[philetus]

So, the pen IS mightier than the sword.

[ConservativeConvert]

Puh-leeze! Some of this terrorism forecasting is such nonsense. They could also use Flash Gordon Ray Guns...

[ConservativeConvert]

And don't forget about those pesky Green Hornet Decoder Rings...

[Gritty]

Forget about the "pen guns". We can find all the pen guns in the world and won't win the War.

Search out and kill the terrorists, whoever they are, wherever they are. Stop trying to find needles in uncountable haystacks. Burn down the haystacks.

[Iberian]

Thats it! , no more pen pals. Reminds me of a cartoon of a terrorist, wearing a suicide belt instructing his class saying "Stand back and watch carefully, I'm only going to do this once".