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RPB wrote:Wasn't it those small short-bladed boxcutters that were used to mass-murder that killed over 5,000 people in one day on 9/11? And they worry about a measly 30 rounds in a gun when obviously small knives caused more deaths in a single day.

Yep, but I will tell you there is a different mentality today by all passengers and crew on airliners. Before 911 it was thought that hijackers would more than likely just force the pilot to land the plane, all passengers would be released and they hold the crew hostage. When 911 hit, once the word got to Flight 94, those people took action, albeit too late to stop the takeover of the cockpit and the killing of the flight crew that had already occurred. If anyone would try anything today, the person would not even make it into the cockpit before a crew person or passenger(s) would be on them. Not to mention the possibility of the Federal Flight Deck Officer being armed, a Air Marshal on the flight, or just the fire ax in the cockpit that the pilot can use to fight back.