--- "David W. Levine" <dwl@panix.com> wrote: > On Tue, 24 Sep 2002, thedarkstar2 wrote: > > > 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 > > > That doesn't work. The problem (And it should be > fixed) is that once > you let people inside the sanitary zone have access > to checked bags, > you need to rescreen them, as it's perfectly OK to > have things > in your checked bags that are safety risks in > carry-on bags. > > The obvious case is that I now pack my swiss-army > knife and multi-tool > in my checked bags. (When I am checking bags, > otherwise, I suffer > without) But, if I get to a customs check in DFW, > and have access > to my checked bags, before they are rechecked, then > I can pull the knife > and tool out of the checked bag, put it in my carry > on. Unless they > rescreen, they are opening up a hole to smuggle > stuff onto planes. > > - David Yep, this is what exactly what I meant, I could have taken the $2 Swiss Army Knife that I bought in Innsbruck (made in China) out of my CHECKED baggage and put it into my carry-on, and easily been a terrorist..... Bryant Petitt Cumming, GA __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus – Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com