The Patriot Act is not the reason why you cannot carry your folding pocket knife on the plane.

That is per an FAA regulation post-911. Kinda posted on HUGE signs ev erywhere at all the airports I go thru.

And coming from my perspective as a retired law enforcement agent, your stubborn insistance on carrying what you KNOW to be a prohibited item on board an aircraft says all I need to know about your motives.

Basically you are the pain-in-the-ass NOBODY tells ME what I can do type.

The same type of person who would scream the loudest if, God forbid, they were onboard a plane and someone used said penknife to disrupt the flight. Same type of person who would call for someone's head first and hire a lawyer second.

I actually laugh a little every time I see someone like you complaining. You deserve every second of the hassle you get.