Question regarding the 9/11 Hijackings...?

Question

I am not a conspiracy theorist and believe that 19 Al-Qaeda terrorists hijacked aircraft and used them as weapons. What baffles me is the nature of the hijackings. They took over the aircraft with box-cutters and the threat of a bomb. Hijackings are nothing knew and I don't recall knives being used to hijack aircraft in the past. I believe this is more than possible but why did they use knives instead of more conventional weapons such as firearms?

Is there a history of aircraft hijackings by knife-point?

Firearms are not suppose to get on aircraft but they have in the past.

I'm not trying to prove a point here. I am simply trying to figure out why the hijackers chose to use knives when there is apparently no history of hijacking with this kind of weapon. They did use fake bombs and probably tried to control the passengers and crew. Again why not use firearms as many hijackers do?

Answer 1

Again, why do you not listen to the people telling you that airline security got much tougher with the advent of metal detectors? You must be young to not realize that airports were paranoid about firearms, even before 9/11. Getting a firearm aboard an airplane in the year 2001 would have been nearly impossible...thus the hijackers chose simple yet effective weapons which may have either gotten past security or simply weren't considered a threat.

Answer 2

do you mean if you were on these planes and 5 or 6 lunatics with knives and bombs stood up and started taking over the plane you would have said no and fought back?they didnt know the bomb was fake at the time and several people were stabbed to prove they meant businnes and to terrorize the other passengers into compliance.the hijacking are fact,them flying into buildings are fact,the buildings falling as a result of the planes are fact..no lies no conspiracies

Answer 3

The box cutters were considered tools, not weapons, and apparently passed the security checkpoints without being challenged. It is also possible they were concealed more easily than a handgun would have been and were not detected at all.

A handgun would not have been allowed on the aircraft. If the person carrying it was a foreign national he would almost certainly have been arrested as well.

Answer 4

Because they were using the knives as the last reesort. They faked the bombs to scare the pilots and passengers into doing what they say. The people on board were only innocent civilians.

Answer 5

at the time you could still board an airplane with a pocket knife or box cutter type knives. there's no way you could get on with any kind of firearm

Answer 6

A gun would not have gotten through security.