Do you actually feel safer these days?

As for me, no I don't feel more safe or less, I just feel more confined. No longer can we meet our family and friends as they depart the plane. No longer can I go to the amusement parks without a metal detector. I see men with machine guns guarding the subway in New York. I have to disclose more about myself and be searched before going in more and more office buildings. I understand that we must protect ourselves, but how much of this is worth what we are losing?