# Guns and knives on planes

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guns-and-knives-on-planes/90975>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [November 1, 2001, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guns-and-knives-on-planes/90975 "2001-11-01T20:02:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![starfish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/87869e/32.png) [@starfish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/starfish)\
**Post date:** [November 1, 2001, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guns-and-knives-on-planes/90975/1 "2001-11-01T20:02:24Z")

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After the September hijackings, people have been banned from bringing knives on planes.

When were guns banned? After the hijackings in the 70s?

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**Author:** ![SenorBeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senorbeef/32/2220_2.png) [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\
**Post date:** [November 1, 2001, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guns-and-knives-on-planes/90975/2 "2001-11-01T23:01:58Z")

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Probably earlier than that, except pilots, who could carry until the late 70s.

Of course, our knee-jerk, retarded, GUNS = BAD thing kept pilots from being armed. If we can’t trust a pilot, it really doesn’t matter if he’s got a gun or not… but that’s a different thread.