2A_is_the_best_A

I've always imagined the H just stood for hairy...

what does the right to bear arms mean if you cannot express yourself, or have freedom of association.

That's strange, it seems a lot of people see it completely the other way around:

Firearms stand next in importance to the constitution itself. They are the American people's liberty teeth and keystone under independence … from the hour the Pilgrims landed to the present day, events, occurences and tendencies prove that to ensure peace security and happiness, the rifle and pistol are equally indispensable … the very atmosphere of firearms anywhere restrains evil interference — they deserve a place of honor with all that's good.

--- George Washington [Edit: false attribution]

Guard with jealous attention the public liberty. Suspect every one who approaches that jewel. Unfortunately, nothing will preserve it but downright force. Whenever you give up that force, you are ruined.... O sir, we should have fine times, indeed, if to punish tyrants, it were only sufficient to assemble the people!

--- Patrick Henry

Without either the first or second amendment, we would have no liberty; the first allows us to find out what's happening, the second allows us to do something about it! The second will be taken away first, followed by the first and then the rest of our freedoms.

--- Andrew Ford

The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyrany in government. No freeman shall be debarred the use of arms.

--- Thomas Jefferson

That just means they look the other way when the CEO is a personal member and his name is on the check...

FAA rules say they have to wait while they take any of your checked bags off the plane if you don't show up. They may have to unload everything to get to it.

So, there's a potential for delaying the flight due to no shows from connecting flights.

It can't, by FAA rules. If you don't board, they have to search the whole damn plane and take your bag off before they takeoff.

Where it goes, I don't know, but it sure as hell doesn't go on the plane to your final destination post patriot act.