stuarthesmith Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 As many folks know, I forge tools for a living. On weekends, I give private lessons. I get a phone call, there is a Federal Air Marshall on the phone, wanting me to teach him how to forge killing knives, because it is far safer to slice a terrorist than to use a sidearm, risking blowing a hole in the fuselage. Long story short, he forged a group of nice blades, bought a forge and anvil and is now selling shivs to his coworkers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
natenaaron Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 That makes sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacob's hammer Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 i'd a sent him away. scary world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockstar.esq Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 Man, that wouldn't even crack my top five! I briefly worked at a pawn shop which was a real insight into some of the folks in my community. All of the employees had their own little speech to politely conclude dealings with intoxicated, crazy, or otherwise impaired individuals. I probably deliver my little speech a half-dozen times per shift, mostly without incident. Spread across maybe five employee's at a time, that's a good 30 or so people who are too loopy to do business with a pawn shop. I do question this air-marshal's logic as it sounds like action-movie thinking. Then again, when I was a kid an "operator" was the person who answered when you dialed "0". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuarthesmith Posted January 20, 2016 Author Share Posted January 20, 2016 I was glad that I could help him Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormcrow Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 Plenty of guys in various lines of work like this who carry and sometimes use knives. Seems like the "21-foot rule" might come into play with a sky marshal as well. Did you get any pics of the knives he finished up with you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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