Well Bryant, Either I am missing something here or the answer is simple. In theory, the reason you are not able to potentially take a weapon OUT of your checked luggage is because your luggage was screened in ZRH. Therefore if you had a weapon it would have been detected and removed before you arrived in DFW. (In theory) David ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bryant Petitt" <skyshirts@yahoo.com> To: <AIRLINE@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU> Sent: Sunday, November 24, 2002 8:01 AM Subject: Security at Int'l Connections > OK, here is a question that has been on my mind for > some time...Back this spring, we flew ZRH-DFW-ATL on > AA. After arrival in DFW and after customs check, we > have baggage recheck. I had acquired some F/C menus > onboard the flight inbound (no we were in Y class), > and in the hallway from customs to baggage recheck, I > open my checked bag and put them in.....I don't > remember anyone looking at us, no cameras, whatever. > > What was to prevent me from potentially taking a > weapon OUT of my checked bag at this point! > > Bryant Petitt > Cumming, GA > > __________________________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. > http://mailplus.yahoo.com >