Reply #31: why can't we have both? [View All]

[JABBS]

Why can't we prevent people from carrying bombs onto planes AND prevent them from carrying sharp things onto planes?

And I'm sorry, if terrorists on 9/11 tried to overtake a plane using pencils and pens, the other passengers would have beaten the hell out of them. I don't think the average person feels threatened by a ballpoint pen. They would feel threatened by an ice pick, a throwing star, or a five-inch knife.

I think you underestimate the American people. They are willing to put up with lines (they have thus far) and with security detectors, being patted down, etc., for years before 9/11. I have not heard of any groups clamoring to do away with these things now, even though they have become more difficult (more time consuming) since 9/11.

The American people want to fly safe. Period. They want to know that the TSA and/or the airlines and airport security are doing everything they can to prevent a hijacking or a terrorist threat.