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Originally Posted by Brush Okie
I didn't say it was ok, I said some people are going to slip through. I don't like the mentality of depending on someone elso to protect me through their screening. I am sure everyone here is familar with the term defense in depth. IMHO TSA does not really do that. They do not have security where it is needed most, on the planes. 3-4 guys with submachine guns on an flight, now THAT is a deterrant. The TSA people with rifles in the airport, that is a deterrant. Bomb sniffing dogs, that is a deterrant. Some bored unarmd 300 lb 55 year old woman looking at an x-ray machine is a small challange to many. I know the SF community has a saying. People are more important than equiptment. That is so true in this case, yet they are talking about throwing more money at the problem and buying more hitech gee whizz equiptment.
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IMO, being permitted to carry my 45fs and my 380 BUG aboard would be a good deterrent.
I agree about being self reliant. It's one of the concepts I try to reinforce in the CCW classes I teach. In addition to the handguns mentioned, I EDC at least four (4) different tools on my person to enhance my self-defense/self-reliance profile. These four tools go with me on the plane.
I'm also a private pilot (single-engine land, not current) but I doubt I could fly the plane.