I think the FAA is testing allowing pilots to carry firearms on board. Not sure I like that idea, but the Isrealis let their pilots do it and they've got armed guards on all of their flights. Dunno about other non-US airlines. Kat On Thu, 12 Sep 2002 14:09:32 -0400 "Barber, Kenneth L." <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Well I think if a agent is allowed to carry a > gun on a plane, it is a little > silly to take a nail clipper from him. Also > they search the pilot. I guess > he is going to take control of the plane, huh. > i guess an unarmed pilot who > decided to do something could be stopped by the > other flight crew, but... > > -----Original Message----- > From: Kathy Salkin > [mailto:[log in to unmask]] > Sent: Thursday, September 12, 2002 1:09 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: Fw: Fw: PRAYER WHEEL FOR OUR > TROOPS IN AFGHANISTAN...PLEASE D > ON'T BREAK > > When I went through the security in the Philly > Int'l Airport, they made me > take my shoes off and patted me down. It was a > lady who did it, but I was > still embarrassed. Fortunately, they didn't > make me get out of my > wheelchair. > They did search my wheelchair, though, but not > with me out of it. > > I wasn't too happy about any of it, but I > gritted my teeth and bore it. In > Tel Aviv, you go through a lot worse in > searches, and the airport there (and > in Europe) is guarded by the military with > machine guns. > > In packing my stuff, I made sure anything like > nail clippers, etc., were > packed in checked-in luggage and not in > carry-on baggage, so nothing was > consficated. > > They should have taken you into a private area > to search you, I think. But > we > are all paying the price of global travelling > in the face of terrorist > threats. > > Kat > > On Thu, 12 Sep 2002 12:48:35 EDT Magenta Raine > wrote: > > > Ken, on Sept. 3, when I came back from DC. I > > was searched at dulles airport > > to the point it was embarrassing they took my > > back pillow and put it through > > the x-ray, the guy went through every pocket > in > > my purse TWICE and then put > > it through the x-ray for the second time. The > > lady guard asked me to spread > > my legs so she could search my thighs. they > > took off my new tennis shoes to > > look on the bottom and inside. It was > > embarrassing as everybody could see > > what was going on. I looked up to see a white > > guy shaking his head in wonder. > > I'm darker than many whites, so I guess they > > thought I was an Arab. It was > > an eye opening experience. I have never been > > profiled and I hope I won't be > > again, but I'm glad they were thorough as it > > was close to 9-11 > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > If you use Ebay to shop online, You can shop > > Ebay from my website! > > We are also offering Long Distance at 3.9 > cents > > a minute! > > If you want to donate to a worthy cause, and > > you have at least 10 LD > > customers, > > iti will give $1.00 for every customer, to > your > > cause every month! > > so 70 people --> $70.00, 200 people --> > $200 > > to your cause each month! > > www.itilink.com/traine.iti > > >