Posted on 11/24/2001 4:24:05 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
Edited on 04/13/2004 2:39:06 AM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
If his plane is hijacked, Don Detrich wants the attackers to know he will consider it his "patriotic duty to get up from my seat and kick ass."
As founder of the fledgling Flight Watch Hijacking Resistance League, Detrich has urged airline passengers to fight back, using weapons from ballpoint pens to beverage carts. As his message has spread from his Web site to media outlets from coast to coast, he's heard from dozens of potential recruits eager to get on board.
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Can't have a little old thing like reality get in the way.
You can also sharpen the edge of a credit card enough that it will slice someone's throat. A bar of bath soap inside a sock can fracture a skull. The handle of a toothbrush can be sharpened to a point that will go through soft tissue as good as a stiletto. An Afro rake comb is a potent weapon especially if you take the time to sharpen the teeth slightly. None of theses will show up on a search by some dolt who can't even get through highschool.
As long as the airlines refuse to arm the pilots, and as long as the government refuses to abide by the Second Amendment, it is prudent to find covert ways of arming yourself if you must fly. It is best to not fly until at least the pilots are armed. However, sometimes it is unavoidable. On those occasions you owe it to yourself and your family to arm yourself as best you can before entering a situation where you are an easy target.
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