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Of course they are. The converse is equally true and the feminist tripe that suggests otherwise has become tiresome.
"Let's face it," TSA regional manager Ann Davis tells Ask the Pilot. "You can strangle somebody with a necktie if you really want to. It's time to focus on screening out intent, not just items themselves."
The important question you have to ask about the item is: would you be unwilling to facedown someone because they were wielding it? For example, I would know a moment of stark terror if someone was swinging an exacto knife at me in close quarters. The same can't be said for a necktie. A 7-inch phillips-head? I wouldn't be as frightened of it as a knife, but it would give me pause, and I think that's something to consider.
