-- On 12 Sep 2001, at 19:24, Steve Schear wrote:
The knife ban won't work against anyone with even a smidgen of metal detector knowledge. Anyone can purchase a razor sharp ceramic knife like this one http://www.google.com/search?q=cache:Rd6ExOvaDz8:www.smarthome. com/9126.html+ceramic+knife&hl=en
Better still, this lovely little ceramic knife http://www.argussupply.com/images/boker-2040.gif is street legal in California. Get one now! The only solution is to do what many other nations have successfully done. Arm the crew and tell them to stop any hijacking by whatever means it takes. Against a disarmed crew under orders to cooperate, any weapon will be sufficient. Against an armed crew under orders to die fighting, no weapon will be sufficient. --digsig James A. Donald 6YeGpsZR+nOTh/cGwvITnSR3TdzclVpR0+pr3YYQdkG wbTKherEmEkb7WrFXVL2SLrBZcFURSqr2WfMfva7 4fHjwEeylrHZNSzsvNFE7AN0q3lxb6O8lmg9JtZ2b