Not often you see this in a major newspaper

People in coastal cities, man... or maybe it's in cities in general, common sense and Boy Scouts are becoming harder to find.
 
Thanks for the interesting read! I didn't realize that SAK's had become socially unacceptable anywhere. Makes me wonder what people think about the knives most of us here carry... :rolleyes:
 
Had to leave my keychain with security at the Dudley district court last time I was there because I have a Ti prybaby on it. Nevermind that it's passed successfully through security there several times before. Go figure..........
 
chiral.grolim said:
People in coastal cities, man... or maybe it's in cities in general, un-common sense and Boy Scouts are becoming harder to find.
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Fixed it for ya. And yes, I wish the world would just 'grow a pair' and get on with business. :rolleyes:
 
One time i dropped my father off at the airport so he could catch a flight to Caly, five minutes after I left he called me so i could return and pick up both his old Klein brand jack knife and S.A.K that he hid in the bushes..He said he forgot he had them in his pocket & wanted them waiting for him when he got home. LOL! he also asked that i have both razor sharp upon his return. The old man sure does love his blades.
 
Thanks for sharing that link; I really enjoyed reading the article! :thumbup:

I think most of us here have lost a knife or two to some type of ridiculous security protocol at some point in time... :thumbdn::grumpy::thumbdn:

I wonder what the airports do with all those knives they steal from people...
 
Good article, many people just never think about carrying a knife because they dont think they need it. My boss opens boxes with his keys instead of a knife. My wife never knew anyone who carried one (she grew up in Brookly then the poconos) which suprised me alot, now she never leaves home without one.


I used to go to all of the Courthouses here in MD for IT support and it really put a damper on what tools I could carry. Some courthouses let me be because of my ID and the tools that I needed...some did not. Luckily the times where they didnt like my multitool (I didnt carry a knife to the courthouse) they put it in the lost and found box and gave it back to me after I was done.
 
Tsujigiri said:
Thanks for the interesting read! I didn't realize that SAK's had become socially unacceptable anywhere. Makes me wonder what people think about the knives most of us here carry... :rolleyes:
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I don't think being socially acceptable is the problem. Since 9/11 the govt has gone crazy with security at airports and public buildings. I'm all for anti-terrorism, but not to the point of losing sight of basic common sense...dang sheeple..:rolleyes:
 
TX Archer said:
I don't want to derail the thread, but here's what happens:

http://blog.tsa.gov/2009/09/what-happens-to-your-prohibited-items.html
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The article in the OP actually links to another article on confiscated knives.

http://www.gadling.com/2010/08/20/ask-gadling-where-do-all-our-tsa-checkpoint-confiscated-knives/

I love the Ozark Trail $1 knife still in the blister pack. Not like you'll be getting it out of there mid-flight when they took anything else you could use to open the packaging. LOL.
 
The SAK he carries in Boston is illegal to carry in Boston.
 
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i don't get why people get caught out at airports with knives in carry-ons.

if i'm on the way to the airport, i take all my bladeware out of my camerabag and put it into checked luggage.

not that i'm defending the nanny-state, Trust No One attitude of teh TSA, but.....

it aint that hard.
 
Planterz said:
The SAK he carries in Boston is illegal to carry in Boston.
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why is that?



Okay just read that article, what's the big deal? Of course you can't bring a knife on a plane, isn't that obvious?

Just put it in your checked baggage. End of story.
 
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i still have my grandfathers old beat up swiss army knife :P the blades have been turned in to warncliffes by sharpening lol.
 
sambo. said:
i don't get why people get caught out at airports with knives in carry-ons.

if i'm on the way to the airport, i take all my bladeware out of my camerabag and put it into checked luggage.

not that i'm defending the nanny-state, Trust No One attitude of teh TSA, but.....

it aint that hard.
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well, carrying a knife is second nature to most people. If you're rushed, or have a lot on your mind, or simply fly a LOT, I could definitely see forgetting about the little knife on you. Hell, I've read a few stories of people with their concealed weapon permit forgetting to leave their pistol at home and going through a security line and getting caught...

I can see it happening for women more often, though. Little knife on their keychain, which is in their purse full of other crap. easy to overlook.
 
Nice article. IMO one guy in the comments of the article writes a great comment: "(...) if we don't get to carry swiss army knives again, the terrorists win." Sometimes, when I look at the measures taken by our governments, I believe they did in some way. The Dutch government too is reducing freedom of citizens because of fear for terrorist attacks.
 
Harayasu said:
Nice article. IMO one guy in the comments of the article writes a great comment: "(...) if we don't get to carry swiss army knives again, the terrorists win." Sometimes, when I look at the measures taken by our governments, I believe they did in some way. The Dutch government too is reducing freedom of citizens because of fear for terrorist attacks.
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I dare say that makes no sense. And lets not turn this political, not the place brother.

That said, those that sacrifice freedom for security deserve neither.
 
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