Interesting Article--Knife Mailing for Travelers

[Josh Feltman]

I've seen the idea of mailing a knife back to yourself from an airport to avoid having to give it up before boarding discussed on Bladeforums several times before. I just saw an article about a knife mailing kit that is being offered at newsstands in some airports--basically consists of a padded mailer, enough stamps to send four ounces, a self-sticking cardboard guard (the kit is intended for items like scissors, too) and a pen to write the address. If nothing else, it was nice to see a news article that portrayed knife ownership in a fairly positive way.
--Josh

 

[Gollnick]

As I've said before, one man's problem is another man's business opportunity. New regulations often just create new business opportunities.

And ain't that America? You gotta' luv it.

 

[JD Mandrell]

As I've said before, one man's problem is another man's business opportunity. New regulations often just create new business opportunities.

And ain't that America? You gotta' luv it.

Or bristle at the theft of your 2nd amendment rights?

4 dirtbags with boxcutters vs. 7-8 people with benchmades or Spydercos mighta had a different outcome that day?

 

[brownie0486]

I'm interested in hearing how anyone with a folding knife or a few men with them would have been able to take out 3-4 terrs and at the same time not getting the stewardess killed who was being held hostage with a boxcutter.

Don't forget, before 9-11, no one would have suspected the plane was going to be their vehicle to destroy. It's hindsight we are looking through.

The terrs have a lot of training, your average knife knut has none. To think no training with a knife would be conducive to a better outcome against trained terrs seems a little over the top.

And we'll never know, but my guess is there were some with folders on the planes as under 4 inches was allowed then. What are the chances no one had a folding knife on them on the four planes?

Brownie

 

[rdg]

Well, they see to have made a difference on the one that went down in PA.
I sympathize with the feelings on not being able to carry a decent blade on board. But, in regard to foiling these goblins, it's not really about having or not having a blade. It about attitude. I can field improvise a weapon out of just about anything I can find on a plane. But, you have to have the will to resist before a weapon will do you any good. Before 9/11 too many were content to let someone else take care of them. Now it's a little different.
I'm an RN, so I always id myself to the head stew upon boarding and I sit in an isle seat now, even though I highly prefer the window seat. I know I can plug up the isle for a good length of time and I hope in that time others will become motivated to take action. But it your decision to act is based on your possession of a weapon, you've already lost. Remember the old saying: it's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog.
Bob

 

[Droppoints]

If you want the knife at your destination (and obviously, can't carry it on board) put it in your checked baggage and retreive it at baggage claim at the other end. Just be sure to put it in your suitcase BEFORE you check it. If you forget and arrive at Security with it, kiss it goodby. I've been checking my bag on every flight lately just for this reason.

I've got a Taiwanese-made Ka-Bar Dozier-Design lockback that was $20 from AG Russell that I consider my "travel knife". It's well made, has decent steel (AUS8) and was cheap enough that if my suitcase gets lost or delayed I'm not out much.

 

[JD Mandrell]

I'm interested in hearing how anyone with a folding knife or a few men with them would have been able to take out 3-4 terrs and at the same time not getting the stewardess killed who was being held hostage with a boxcutter.

Brownie

First you remind them that it the do it they lose their shield and have your total assurance that they are dead for sure....the reason they got on those planes with confidence that they could do this is because they knew they were dealing with a nation of "sheep".....show some fang and claw to them and see how it changes. There are reasons why you never see planes from some other nations being taken, they promise and carry out a "death to hijackers" policy.

The terrs have a lot of training, your average knife knut has none. To think no training with a knife would be conducive to a better outcome against trained terrs seems a little over the top.

It's not about training in a closed space like that, it's sheer numbers. Swarm them while striking with any and every thing you have AND NEVER STOP UNTIL THEY ARE DOWN!

And we'll never know, but my guess is there were some with folders on the planes as under 4 inches was allowed then. What are the chances no one had a folding knife on them on the four planes?

Oh their probably were, but agian carried by "sheep" that are conditioned by our culture to sit passively and what for the nice policeman to come help you. How did that work that morning?

That grown men sat in their seats while a flight attendant was being threatened with a box cutter on those planes that morning is an embarassment to me.

 

[Keith Montgomery]

I absolutely hate the idea of mailing a knife to my destination. There is a chance the package will be lost or will arrive long after I have left to go back home.