The Transportation Security Administration has abandoned a plan to let passengers carry small knives on planes, following a steady outcry from lawmakers and industry advocates.
The TSA announced on Wednesday that it would stick with its current policy on carry-on baggage. The agency said it "appreciates the varying points of view shared throughout the review process."
Those points of view were largely negative.
Skeptical lawmakers, airlines, labor unions and some law enforcement groups complained that the knives and other items in the hands of the wrong passengers could be used to injure or even kill passengers and crew.
Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., praised the decision to back off the policy change.
"It seemed obvious to most travelers and airline employees that the decision to allow knives on planes was wrong, and we're glad the TSA, after further review and input, has seen it our way," Schumer said.
The original proposal would have also allowed travelers to bring souvenir bats, golf clubs and other sports equipment onto planes.
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What were TSA thinking in the first place? As per many reports all over the web, TSA seems to be all over the place and trying to find ways for it to stay budgeted. Why don't they just cut the abusive program and stick to what works, trust the passengers to report all unusual behaviors, make the response time faster on all incident, put a Marshal on every flight and give the pilots their own door into the cockpit, rather than going through the fuselage. Once every country know that Americans watch each others back, they would think twice on messing with us again, rather than depending on a unreliable company, like TSA, that haven't prevented any incident since their inception.
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