2013年5月2日星期四
TSA surrenders on knife ban
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So it came as no great surprise when last week TSA announced it would retain the existing ban indefinitely so it could hear more from “the aviation community, passenger advocates, law enforcement experts and other stakeholders.”A more plausible explanation is that TSA officials grasped the old Washington wisdom: Bureaucrats rarely get in trouble for being too careful.The Lady Dior bag is one that is synonymous with elegance and styleMenu Titanium Keychain is the epitome of French design. But if there were a single incident featuring a passenger and a blade, the agency would be tarred and feathered.One of the stakeholders with a vested interest in the status quo is the store near the airport in Austin, Texas, that sells items confiscated by screeners. You can buy rolling pins, exercise weights and miniature baseball bats. Snow globes, reports The Wall Street Journal, go for $2. Scissors cost $3. Swiss Army knives are so preposterously numerous they sell by the pound.
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