from Shawn Tayler:
" On Fri, 14 Sep 2001 15:09:15 +1000, Shane Broomhall wrote:
"
" >I am not a pacifist, an anti gun person, I have 14 years military service
" >behind me, in Australia. I just think that having more weapons on board
" >being carried by civilians really would not help, and it would more than
" >likely create more problems that it would cure.
"
" I would tend to agree with your point, however, that was one of the
" reasons the Terrorists were able to carry out this act. They chose a
" place where the people are completely defensless. The Beaurocrats are
" now adding fuel to the fire by removing all knives and, I can't believe
" this, fingernail clippers.
<rant>
Accepting ab initio the impossibility of the perfect, I personally would
*far* rather take my chances in any situation in which both I and the people
around me were free to arm ourselves as we chose than in any situation
in which I and they were compelled to consign ourselves and our safety
to the care of any government official, however well intentioned,
well trained, and professional the first cohort of these might be
at their beginning.
Government (generally) has been shown to be utterly incompetent at ensuring
airline security (El Al is not a counterexample). They should get out of the
business. Now.
</rant>
[....]
R
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