[mssl72]

NO blade should be let on a plane...period. We've done without them now for a few years and I for one can live with it for the rest of my life. I don't mind taking my shoes off or being selected for a further "security check". We need to do it and not complain. Think about it, a terrorist gets one of those small Swiss Army knives on board, grabs a hostage and theatens to kill this person by slitting their throat. The skin isn't very thick on your neck. It doesn't take a long blade to do the damage. Sure the pilots aren't supposed to open the door for any reason, but how many people will die before they do. All of them??There were multiple terrorists onboard the 9/11 planes. Passengers can try to stop them, but how many will it take? Can they actually stop them? Nobody can answer those questions because every situation is different. Not everybody is combat ready. These guys train to kill us. I heard that they're (TSA,etc.) more worried about explosives getting on-board. How long will it be before they implant explosives in their own bodies to get through? Can that be sniffed out? I hate to state the obvious, but they want to kill us and they will keep on trying anything to do just that. We don't need to make it easier for them.