I tell you what folks, as strange as this seems, there are some real nutbaggers out there these days.
Even children’s scissors could be used to stab someone seriously if a crazy wanted to.
I'm sorry, but that doesn't excuse the government insanity described in the article. You can turn anything into a weapon. If you give me about 5-10 minutes after walking in there completely buck naked, I could have at least 3 deadly weapons on my person that I guarantee could kill without immediate medical assistance.
They gained nothing by being such horses asses that they took away children's scissors. Hell, they gain nothing by removing a 'buck' knife from a determined adversary.
Look, it’s not unreasonable to try to eliminate threats. This isn’t evidence of government out of control.
There are plenty of examples of that out there we both can agree on. This isn’t one of them.
Hang out in a courthouse for a few weeks. You’ll begin to realize it’s not the middle class normals they are having to protect themselves from. It’s the fringe element of our society that makes up most of what the courts deal with.
Taking children’s scissors away isn’t a threat to our civil liberties.