>>A kirpan is not necessarily a real knife. It is likely to be a small piece of metal representing a sword, but smaller than a letter opener. Does the new ruling actually say that a Sikh can carry a foot-long dagger in school?
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>Wel, considering that since 9/11 you can get a pair of tweasers confiscated before boarding a plane, carrying a "letter-opener" is armed to trhe teeth.

Yep, they took one of my favorite screwdrivers from me. It was one that had multiple drivers embedded in the handle. I've never seen another one like it either. Dang!