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ens. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) have filed legislation to block the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) from allowing small knives on airplanes.
Schumer announced the legislative effort, which would force the TSA to reverse its decision to remove knives with blades shorter than 2.36 inches from its list of prohibited items, on Twitter.
“Introduced amendment to prevent TSA from allowing passengers to carry small knives onto planes again with @lisamurkowski,” Schumer tweeted.
Read more: Senators file legislation to block small knives on airplanes - The Hill's Transportation Report
Seems like common sense to me. All it took to hijack planes on 9/11 was box cutters...