the Sugar Conspiracy

Thursday, October 07, 2004

The wild west

People soon will be able to carry guns and other dangerous weapons onto the grounds and parking lots of Reagan National and Dulles International airports, after officials yesterday eased what they said were overly restrictive rules.

Without debate, the board of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority unanimously agreed to permit passengers and other airport visitors to carry guns, knives and other weapons as long as they keep them out of terminals and other buildings that access airfields. Passengers who are taking guns with them on flights still will be allowed to carry them into the terminal but are supposed to make arrangements with airlines in advance, officials said.

The action comes after pressure from an increasingly high-profile Virginia gun rights group whose members have taken to wearing firearms on their hips in public places to make their case.

Virginia allows people to openly display guns, so a group of gun rights nuts have been carrying their weapons around to area restaurants and other public places to generate support for the good ol' days of the wild, wild west. And now, this small group of people have pressured DC-area airports to allow guns on airport property. Great, cause we need more guns near airports. I'll just leave it with this quote from the article:

Airport security experts said the new law doesn't worry them. Douglas R. Baird, an aviation security consultant, said, "It doesn't raise any concerns with me because if you have the authority of the state to be armed, I don't see why you can't be armed at an airport."

posted by chris at 10:55 AM
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