Liberty is an inherently offensive lifestyle. Living in a free society guarantees that each one of us will see our most cherished principles and beliefs questioned and in some cases mocked. That psychic discomfort is the price we pay for basic civic peace. It's worth it. It's a pragmatic principle. Defend everyone else's rights, because if you don't there is no one to defend yours. -- MaxedOutMama

I don't just want gun rights... I want individual liberty, a culture of self-reliance....I want the whole bloody thing. -- Kim du Toit

The most glaring example of the cognitive dissonance on the left is the concept that human beings are inherently good, yet at the same time cannot be trusted with any kind of weapon, unless the magic fairy dust of government authority gets sprinkled upon them.-- Moshe Ben-David

The cult of the left believes that it is engaged in a great apocalyptic battle with corporations and industrialists for the ownership of the unthinking masses. Its acolytes see themselves as the individuals who have been "liberated" to think for themselves. They make choices. You however are just a member of the unthinking masses. You are not really a person, but only respond to the agendas of your corporate overlords. If you eat too much, it's because corporations make you eat. If you kill, it's because corporations encourage you to buy guns. You are not an individual. You are a social problem. -- Sultan Knish

All politics in this country now is just dress rehearsal for civil war. -- Billy Beck

Saturday, September 13, 2003

Look in the Dictionary Under "Overreaction" and You'll Find This:

Seems an off-duty Australian police officer was taking a flight out of Melbourne, Australia and while sitting in his seat he discovered that he had some ammunition in his possession. No gun, mind you, just some ammo. The story is not very helpful, since it refers to his "revolver" but later mentions a "magazine," so I don't know if he was wearing a speedloader, had a couple of rounds in his pocket, or actually had a loaded magazine for a pistol in his possession, but no matter.

THEY EVACUATED THE AIRPLANE AND RAN EVERYONE BACK THROUGH A SECURITY SCREENING
Plane evacuated after passenger realised he had bullets

A Christchurch-bound aircraft was evacuated after a passenger realised he was carrying a full magazine of ammunition.

The off-duty policeman got through all security procedures at Melbourne's Tulamarine Airport and was in his seat on the Qantas 737 preparing for take-off when he discovered that while he had left his revolver at home he still had the bullets.

After telling a stunned attendant of his mistake he and all the other passengers were immediately taken from the plane, returned to the terminal and scanned again before being allowed to reboard.

The incident happened earlier this week.

A Qantas media spokesman said the incident appeared to be an isolated one, but his company was concerned.

"The security screening at Tulamarine lies with the Melbourne airport authorities and the fact that this man was able to get the magazine through unnoticed is a problem they will have to sort out," Simon Rushton said.

He said the off-duty Victorian policeman was allowed to continue flying on Tuesday after handing over the bullets.

Politicians in Australia are calling for security to be boosted as a result of the incident.
What do they suggest? Full body-cavity searches?


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