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To: SLB
My 74 year old father in law just flew into Michigan last week from West Palm. He discovered while packing for his return trip that he had a pocket knife in his carry on luggage on his flight to Michigan. But security did not catch it. Feel safer now?
4 posted on 04/04/2002 6:55:47 AM PST by 11th Earl of Mar
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To: 11th Earl of Mar
My 74 year old father in law just flew into Michigan last week from West Palm. He discovered while packing for his return trip that he had a pocket knife in his carry on luggage on his flight to Michigan. But security did not catch it. Feel safer now?

IMO, we'd be safer if we were all issued knives while boarding. A passenger with a knife becomes a hijack danger as a result of disarming (a bit of an overstatement discussing pocket knives) the passenger cabin.

I thought I read recently that folding knives with blades under 2 1/2" or 3 5/8" were now being allowed. Your dad might have been OK.

135 posted on 04/04/2002 11:43:39 AM PST by SJackson
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