Grimm Sponsors “No Knives Act” To Roll Back TSA’s Stupid Decision

On September 11, 2001, a gang of terrorists hijacked four airplanes in the United States armed with box cutters. On April 25, 2013, the Transportation Safety Administration (TSA) will allow small knives to be carried on planes again, in an apparent victory for stupidity. Congressman Michael Grimm, allied with Senator Charles Shumer, are fighting for legislation to prevent the TSA on their decision to allow for small knives to be carried on planes, according to a report by SI Live.

Grimm, who rightfully called the planned TSA reversal on knife policy “borderline idiotic,” has put forward the “No Knives Act” with fellow Congressman Ed Markey, a Democrat from Massachusetts.

The TSA decision would allow for small pocket knives with blades no longer than 2.36 inches and no more than half an inch wide to be carried on planes, so long as the knife doesn’t have a  fixed blade or a molded grip.

In the Senate, Chuck Shumer joined Grimm’s crusade to make sure the new TSA policy doesn’t go into effect.

“Congressman Grimm and I will be working diligently together to reverse this befuddling decision to allow knives on planes. Since September 11, all kinds of knives have been prohibited in carry-on luggage for good reason, and these dangerous weapons still pose a significant hazard to flight crew, pilots and passengers,” said Schumer.

For passengers who can’t bare the thought of traveling without a knife, Grimm noted that it is still legal to travel with one in checked luggage.