[jjm2111]

This increases my negative impression of federalized airport security workers by an order of magnitude.

You know, that plastic two-inch M16 could be used to hijack the plane. Better safe than sorry

[freedomcrusader]

Heaven forbid we do the two things that would really improve security: arm pilots and profile Muslims.

[fire_eye]

It goes without saying that this is just plain lunacy.

The only thing that will stop this is a boycott of the airlines. If Bush is faced with the collapse of the airline industry, he'll find a way to force some common sense on the situation - but the way it looks now, nothing less than a credible threat of that, which would then threaten the the economy and his chances of re-election, will wake him and his droids up.

I've already quit flying... I have no other way of making my voice heard, but that much, I *can* do.

[jodorowsky]

Does Cobra Commander have a mole in the Department of Transportation?

Anyways, GI Joe's guns never hit anything other than robots.

[GrandmaPatriot]

Fox should report on this absurd incident. It should be reported on all news medias but of course it won't.

[Redcloak]

I'm so happy to know that these rocket scientists are now on the Federal Payroll. I feel safer; don't you?

[E Rocc]

But security staff at Los Angeles International Airport refused to let Mrs Powell on board the plane with the replica rifle.

Somebody's been watching Small Soldiers over and over again way too much. Either that or they have two brain cells, which are alleviating the boredom by playing tag.

-Eric

[B.O. Plenty]

...."But then I saw the funny side of it and thought this was simple lunacy."......No, my dear, it ain't funny, but is IS lunacy.....I will never travel by air again until this madness is ended.....

I know the airlines really don't give a rat's ass if B.O. rides their airline or not, but how many of us have decided not to subject themselves to arrogant and ignorant people that have no business doing what they are doing.....This is lunacy in the first degree.

[maxwell]

Check this, dudes...

I'm surprised I ain't been required to check MY weapon at the security gate yet... Nyuk nyuk nyuk...

[wjcsux]

Another reason why I refuse to fly. There is another thread where our mental giants of airport security arrested an 80 year old WWII veteran.

[ppaul]

Imbeciles.

[NC Conservative]

Does K mart still sell GI Joe? I know they quit selling ammunition. Did not know if they were sill selling GI Joe since he is armed.

[Maigrey]

Remind me to, from now on, to fly naked with nothing with me so this non-sense doesn't get out of hand.
Oh wait. I haven't flown in 18 months, and probably won't again for another 18 months.
I guess this won't matter to me.
Unless a representative puts a firearm to my head and forces me to fly somewhere.
(/sarcasm)

-Maigrey-

[MistrX]

Your tax dollars at work.

[Fiddlstix]

Bump

[DoughtyOne]

I would remind folks that this is the same zero tollerance that we accept when schools do basicly the same thing to our kids, expelling them for purely idiotic reasons.

[Thud]

We all feel much safer knowing these people are protecting us.

[Renegade]

I flew to Atlantic City from Ft. Meyers last week. I was randomally pulled from the boarding line and the GERIATRIC woman asked if she could check my shoes. I said No Problem ( being I had on flip flops ) She looked at them and tapped them with her hand . I said " Nobody home "- She smiled and I was passed through. What a friggin' joke !!!!

[meadsjn]

"I was really angry to start with because of the absurdity of the situation. "But then I saw the funny side of it and thought this was simple lunacy."

Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar. It is lunacy. I'll avoid commercial airports and flights as much as possible, from now to forever.

[al_c]

ping

Thought you might get a kick outa this one.

[PsyOp]

They've gone from being just incompetent, to incompetent and stupid beyond belief. I'm sure the edict against replica weapons refers to full-size replicas, but no one there has enough common-sense to figure that out.

But hey, now they're making federal wages and earning a pension.