I though that firing a pistol inside an aircraft wereby the bullet(s) pierced the pressurized cabin-skin would cause an explosive decompresion which would be more dangerous than than that swarthy, bearded terrorist with the boxcutter cutting up passengers.
Why do we have such a resistance, and where does this resistance come from, to have a contingent of Israeli airport guys (or, El-Al staff) come over here and show us how things should be done.

Nobody messes with those guys….they profile, profile, profile.

Flying since the advent of Islamist terrorism and high-jacking has been shown to be deadly business; and the old fashioned idea of petite, attractive Stewardesses is long, long past. Burly, alert, no nonsense guys in the passenger cabin would do away with the preliminary fondling of prospective passengers genitals and breasts in long lines before nearing any gates. I suspect that those TSA agents don’t like doing that either, but have not been trained in subtleties.

We’ve let the A.C.L.U. and the C.A.I.R. call the shots (no pun intended)….this is “the world turned upside down”.