"HeyBub" wrote in message
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John Grossbohlin wrote:

Another non-issue... Armored cockpit doors installed post-9/11 makes
anything but bombs pretty much useless in commandeering airliners. That
is what led to the changes recently that allows for small pocket
knives, nail clippers, etc., to be carried on-board again...

How about getting past the metal detectors at federal courthouses? The
Capitol? And other similar places.

The response was to TSA detection... However, that said, we as a society,
need to forget the notion of stopping ALL violent crime and stopping ALL
terrorism through legislation and law enforcement. It is an impossible state
of affairs for a number of reasons. Firstly, a goal oriented attacker will
find a means to attack whether it's legal or not. In line with this thread,
making 3D printed non-metallic guns illegal will not stop people from making
them... and it will not stop people from substituting other weapons. In
theory if there were armed, skilled police officers assigned to follow
everyone 24/7 crime and terrorism could be eliminated... but to hire that
many police surely criminals would be hired and the taxes would be pretty
unreasonable for all... there is plenty of historical information to support
those statements.

Fortunately, my state (Texas) allows regular concealed handguns in the
capitol, the governor's office, just about anywhere.

How odd... a government that trusts it's people! Then again, the "unpaid"
police force that it creates further raises the opportunity costs to
criminals and thus supplements the paid police with no increase in taxes. A
win/win for society.