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We don’t need to do anything to prevent planes from being missiles. If you recall 9/11, word spread so fast that appeasing terrorists doesn’t help, that passengers on the third plane refused to allow it to happen again. We also allow armed marshals on planes, so you don’t need this sort of draconian solution.
You are just agreeing to slap a bandaid on after the fact. Once they blow up the entrance to the check point, you move the check point. How does that solve anything? They still have some point prior to the check point where we are all herded together because of the natural bottle neck it creates.
Again, you don't like it and wish to avoid the "bottle neck" that may provide an opportunity for a potential terrorist to cause mass casualty in airport lobbies, DON'T FLY ON COMMERCIAL AIRLINES. Drive your car to your next destination, or travel via bus or rail. Your choice if you don't want to be inconvenienced that much. But stop trying to inject fear where there is none. You guys wanted more airport security after 9/11 and now your whining about it. SHUT UP already and deal with it.
Besides, we got lucky to discover the other hijacked planes. Why? Because the hijackers didn't quite know how to turn off interior PA systems, transponders or the plane's communications system between themselves and air traffic control towers. If it weren't for those misteps, the FAA may not have known what was going on until more damage had been done.
Don't kid yourself, sir. The terrorist could have dealt us a much more significant blow had it NOT been for their mistakes not our own vigilence.
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