[robowombat]

Irecent had to take some basic TSA terrorism protective training due to my job. The thrust of the parts that dealt with actual conrontation with terrorists including kidnappers was 'do nothing' you are not a officially trained 'law enforcement' person (by TSA definition) and don't have sense enogh to do anything useful. Allow yourself to be kidnapped or held hostage because the 'certified terror fighters' will come and rescue you.
Based on what has happened to people who have been kidnapped by terrorists my comments were that being killed was preferable and there is no reason to think the US gov will ever find you in one piece anyway. Abosule passivity by all 'civilians' is the goal of certainly most fed gov law enforcemnt types.

[Hunble]

An airliner with well armed citizens aboard would make the possibility of a terrorist obtaining control of the aircraft simply impossible.

The TSA is nothing but a joke. Totally useless and they will never be able to achieve their designated tasks, because the are dis-arming the wrong people.

If anything, the TSA is placing American citizens into a deadly situation, since they are unable to protect themselves.

Have you ever purchased a ceramic kitchen knife?

[Mulder]

The thrust of the parts that dealt with actual conrontation with terrorists including kidnappers was 'do nothing' you are not a officially trained 'law enforcement' person

You'd have thought they learned their lesson after 9/11. Apparently not.

[meadsjn]

The thrust of the parts that dealt with actual conrontation with terrorists including kidnappers was 'do nothing' you are not a officially trained 'law enforcement' person (by TSA definition) and don't have sense enogh to do anything useful. Allow yourself to be kidnapped or held hostage because the 'certified terror fighters' will come and rescue you.

Not surprizing; that is the prevailing statist mindset. At best, it has rendered government irrelevant in matters pertaining to the safety of citizens. In worse cases, the statist mindset has caused government to become the actual source of danger to citizens.