I hope that you'll reconsider your decision to co-sponsor HR 4452, the Leave
All Blades Behind Act.  This bill would continue a ban on small scissors,
screwdrivers, and other useful tools in the cabins of commercial passenger
flights in the United States.  The Federal Aviation Administration has
determined that these tools do not pose a significant threat to aircraft
safety.  Continuing the ban would constitute yet another instance in which the
United States airport security system diverts its time and efforts to build a
public image of security, instead of spending its resources on the substance of
security.

I travel very frequently with tools, and for the past four years this misguided
policy has forced me to spend extra time checking baggage or extra money buying
identical tools at my destination when I travel by air in the United States.
What most galls me about this policy is its utter uselessness for its purported
aim of increasing aircraft safety.  It's a sad commentary on how far the United
States has fallen, that its people gauge their level of security by the number
of everyday liberties that they've been forced to surrender.