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Old December 26th, 2004, 03:54 AM
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Knives top list of contraband seized at airports
Small knives left in travelers' pockets are still among the most common
contraband at airport security gates, but screeners say they continue
to see everything from a large snake to a gun-packing granny.
at http://www.washtimes.com/metro/20041...0130-3736r.htm

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Old December 26th, 2004, 07:35 AM
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Knives top list of contraband seized at airports
Small knives left in travelers' pockets are still among the most common
contraband at airport security gates, but screeners say they continue
to see everything from a large snake to a gun-packing granny.
at
http://www.washtimes.com/metro/20041...0130-3736r.htm

Looking at a piece of the article should make it apparent why you do not
want to exempt old people and children from searching. If you are going
to search people, then don't make exceptions for age.

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Other discoveries are not so amusing. An 86-year-old woman in Florida
recently was caught with a loaded gun she had hidden inside a book.
Other recent episodes include a child who was flagged when
screeners found a gun hidden inside his teddy bear.
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Old December 26th, 2004, 07:35 AM
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Knives top list of contraband seized at airports
Small knives left in travelers' pockets are still among the most common
contraband at airport security gates, but screeners say they continue
to see everything from a large snake to a gun-packing granny.
at
http://www.washtimes.com/metro/20041...0130-3736r.htm

Looking at a piece of the article should make it apparent why you do not
want to exempt old people and children from searching. If you are going
to search people, then don't make exceptions for age.

************************************************** ***************************
Other discoveries are not so amusing. An 86-year-old woman in Florida
recently was caught with a loaded gun she had hidden inside a book.
Other recent episodes include a child who was flagged when
screeners found a gun hidden inside his teddy bear.
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Old December 26th, 2004, 08:27 PM
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Agreed, as my 63 year step-dad always forgets to leave a pocket knife
home when traveling by airplane. Always seems, as though he remembers
when he gets to airport. He has had to run back to car a few times to
leave it there. Also once left witht he nice people at NWA (Pinnicale
Airlines) and was able to get it back when returning home. I know this
is not the case all of the time or I guess I should say most of time,
but for some reason he got lucky that go-around.

Michael

 




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