And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Can't comment on how well they work (knock on wood) but I've had ones clipped to both my work truck and my old cars visors for at least a decade now, that reminds me, I need one for my new car, thanks.
Leaving Nepal, the Guard running the X-Ray at Terminal Entry looked at it funny but passed it. At their equivalent of TSA, the Operator handed it to the Supervisor who looked at it, fiddled with it, used it to cut some Paper (like a Coupon Cutter) and passed it back to me.
For Domestic Travel, I keep it buried in my Backpack so have not had any trouble getting it through TSA. But always ready for them to confiscate it, have a spare in the Checked Bag.
A few years back I had it on my key ring when flying. The FNG held me up for almost 10 minutes, trying to figure out how I was going to injure someone with that blade. He finally showed it to a supervisors who said “we let those through all the time.”…… buried in the backpack sounds like good advice - at least when going through TSA
Can anyone point to a situation where one of these has actually been helpful? Not friend-of-a-friend, not "I heard", not anecdote, an actual, documented, first person statement. I've never seen one. I've looked. My opinion is that in any situation where you need this you are more than likely to be too incapacitated to use it.
Can't comment on how well they work (knock on wood) but I've had ones clipped to both my work truck and my old cars visors for at least a decade now, that reminds me, I need one for my new car, thanks.
ReplyDeleteLeaving Nepal, the Guard running the X-Ray at Terminal Entry looked at it funny but passed it. At their equivalent of TSA, the Operator handed it to the Supervisor who looked at it, fiddled with it, used it to cut some Paper (like a Coupon Cutter) and passed it back to me.
ReplyDeleteFor Domestic Travel, I keep it buried in my Backpack so have not had any trouble getting it through TSA. But always ready for them to confiscate it, have a spare in the Checked Bag.
A few years back I had it on my key ring when flying. The FNG held me up for almost 10 minutes, trying to figure out how I was going to injure someone with that blade. He finally showed it to a supervisors who said “we let those through all the time.”…… buried in the backpack sounds like good advice - at least when going through TSA
ReplyDeleteNow if Barney Fife at the Courthouses would just do the same.......
DeleteCan anyone point to a situation where one of these has actually been helpful? Not friend-of-a-friend, not "I heard", not anecdote, an actual, documented, first person statement. I've never seen one. I've looked. My opinion is that in any situation where you need this you are more than likely to be too incapacitated to use it.
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