formerly banned items like sporting equipment and reece witherspoon. on tuesday the agency announced for the first time since 9/11 small blades will be allowed on board airplanes. other newly approved are golf clubs, ski poles poles and lacrosse sticks which i believe are used to get cats out of trees. i am not sure that is a sporting device. it will give them more time to concentrate on the biggest threat, ie, nonmetallic explosives. the flight attendant's union there is no fan of the plan. they want it to be resibded. rescinded. while we agree a passenger wielding a small knife or hockey stick poses less of a threat to the pilot locked in the cockpit, these are real threats to passengers and flight attendants in the pa is yes, sir cabin. this the passenger cabin. meanwhile the taser sword is