TSA frequently misses bombs, guns and knives

[ARCHIVED THREAD] - TSA frequently misses bombs, guns and knives

Posted: 12/17/2010 11:19:01 AM EDT

John Pistole says in some airports "red" teams were 100% successful in getting simulated bombs, guns and knives through security.

http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/loaded-gun-slips-past-tsa-screeners/story?id=12412458

According to one report, undercover TSA agents testing security at a Newark airport terminal on one day in 2006 found that TSA screeners failed to detect concealed bombs and guns 20 out of 22 times. A 2007 government audit leaked to USA Today revealed that undercover agents were successful slipping simulated explosives and bomb parts through Los Angeles's LAX airport in 50 out of 70 attempts, and at Chicago's O'Hare airport agents made 75 attempts and succeeded in getting through undetected 45 times.

This doesn't mean that we need to "do more" to catch contraband, it means we need to accept that people will always be able to board planes with weapons.

Posted: 12/17/2010 11:25:21 AM EDT

[#1]

heck the last time I flew through Denver (6 am flight) I walked through the metal detector with a cup of coffee in my hand

It wasn't until I had to set it down to put my shoes back on that one of the agents saw it and told me to just throw it away

Posted: 12/17/2010 11:38:06 AM EDT

[#2]

They're too busy confiscating pens, nailclippers, lotion bottles, peanut butter, and knitting needles to look for bombs, guns, and knives.

Posted: 12/17/2010 12:04:13 PM EDT

[#3]

they're too busy scoping out who to molest next

Posted: 12/17/2010 12:14:27 PM EDT

[#4]

Last time I flew, they made my G.F. toss an almost empty tube of lotion, while I kept a cigarette lighter in my shirt pocket.

Posted: 12/17/2010 12:16:55 PM EDT

[#5]

dupe.

http://www.ar15.com/forums/topic.html?b=1&f=5&t=1126606

Posted: 12/17/2010 12:25:47 PM EDT

[#6]

dupe

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