ICYMI – Bennie Thompson questions TSA changes
More than a decade after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, the Transportation Security Administration is reassessing airline safety with an eye toward identifying the most likely threats.
On Thursday, TSA Administrator John Pistole made his first appearance before Congress since last week’s announcement that small knives, golf clubs, hockey sticks and assorted other items were no longer prohibited.
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Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) questioned Pistole’s rationale, brandishing a golf club for emphasis.
Under the new regulations, passengers can bring two golf clubs, as well as folding knives with blades no more than 2.36 inches long and less than half an inch wide.
“How did we come to decide on two golf clubs, rather than three, four or one?” Thompson asked.
L.A. Times
3/14/13
