Carrying cues on a plane!

jay helfert

jay helfert

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It is time we mobilized and did something about this! And we can! I just went to tsa.gov and filed a "suggestion" with them about the ineffectiveness of not allowing pool players to carry their cues onboard a plane as carry on luggage.

I pointed out that they did not make good weapons, in effect only a club. A sharpened pencil is a better weapon. Also the distinct possibility that a cue checked as luggage can be lost or stolen, and it happens all the time. Also a cue is easy to X-Ray to see if their is anything concealed inside it.

If enough of us contact them, we may be able to get cues taken off the list of prohibited items to carry on a plane. I also pointed out to them that carrying a camera tripod or a skateboard constitutes an equal threat, which is nil. And that pool players are either amateur or professional players, nothing more, nothing less.

Just click on their "contact us" heading and write your own thoughts on the matter. If enough of us contact them, they may begin to see the light. Thanks!
 
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Just sent my suggestion to TSA. Lets make this happen and maybe just MAYBE we can change it :)
 
Cues on a plane

it would be great to still be able to bring both cue & case onto a plane as carry on luggage.

To be honest however, i am pretty sure that i could do more damage to a person with the butt of a cue than i could the sharpest pencil i could find.

Great idea about getting in contact with the tsa & leaving a suggestion.

Slim
 
I would also suggest you contact your local congressional office for your Senator and your member of congress. You can find who they are by entering your address at www.house.gov and www.senate.gov. Ultimately they are the ones that can change the law even if TSA is unwilling.
 
SLIM said:
it would be great to still be able to bring both cue & case onto a plane as carry on luggage.

To be honest however, i am pretty sure that i could do more damage to a person with the butt of a cue than i could the sharpest pencil i could find.

Great idea about getting in contact with the tsa & leaving a suggestion.

Slim
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What about a knitting needle? Some of those things are freaking scary!
 
Too me less than a minute to do this, thanks Jay and I hope everyone on here does this, perhaps if they get a few hundred or thousand like these they will remove it so we can get our cues to places safely. :thumbup:
 
Good idea Jay - thanks for the link Eric - I sent something to explain they are prized possessions, like a musical instrument is to a musician, and we are reluctant to fly at all if we have to check them in.
 
Done! As someone else stated previously, takes just about 1 minute (unless you're "wordy" like me, then it might take 90 seconds!) and maybe if a bunch of us do this, it might get someones attention.
 
Let's inundate them with suggestions and complaints about this policy! Nothing like being the squeaky wheel. If enough of us contact TSA, they will finally have to discuss this in a meeting of the higher ups. There is strength in numbers! I believe in the power of AZ. :smile:
 
jay helfert said:
It is time we mobilized and did something about this! And we can! I just went to tsa.gov and filed a "suggestion" with them about the ineffectiveness of not allowing pool players to carry their cues onboard a plane as carry on luggage.

I pointed out that they did not make good weapons, in effect only a club. A sharpened pencil is a better weapon. Also the distinct possibility that a cue checked as luggage can be lost or stolen, and it happens all the time. Also a cue is easy to X-Ray to see if their is anything concealed inside it.

If enough of us contact them, we may be able to get cues taken off the list of prohibited items to carry on a plane. I also pointed out to them that carrying a camera tripod or a skateboard constitutes an equal threat, which is nil. And that pool players are either amateur or professional players, nothing more, nothing less.

Just click on their "contact us" heading and write your own thoughts on the matter. If enough of us contact them, they may begin to see the light. Thanks!
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The airlines reasoning against carry on cues is that they view cues as a "BLUDGEON instruments".

I like the idea and will get on board with your idea. Hopefully, others will too.
 
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