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"She was like, 'This is a federal offense because it's in the shape of a gun,'" Gibbs said. "I'm like, 'But it's a design on a purse. How is it a federal offense?'"

 

Why would this take TSA more than a minute?

Thank God for the TSA. Last night was another night that I was able to sleep safely in my bed.

 

/sarcasm

What do you expect from a bunch of minimal wagers with no education.

What do you expect from a bunch of minimal wagers with no education.

 

Maybe some of the front line people but the supervisors should be educated and able to immediately resolve these simple situations.

Bonesium posted a quote here a few days ago from Ben Franklin, but it went something to the effect of "Those who sacrifice freedom in the name of safety will lose there freedom and safety". Something like that, someone help me with that.

The TSA was probably pissed because there wasn't anything in the purse worth stealing.

84 year old lady gets strip searched:

 

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-57336167/tsa-strip-searches-84-year-old-grandma/

 

I don't fly anymore. I won't subject my family to full body scans or pat downs by these clowns.

gotta love the "could be considered a replica weapon". say what????

I work at EWR and I see the crack TSA staff we have, I wouldn;t trust half of them to watch my parked locked car. Yea I feel safer that they are on the job.. :icon_rolleyes:

 

The fact of the matter is the airlines are no safer than they were pre-911, unfortunately the only way to truly secure the airports and airlines would take so much added measures it would slow the industry to a halt or just shy of that. A lot of it is feel good procedures, but the biggest thing is our awareness and if we see things to point them out. The coined phrase Security is in all of our hands is more true than you would think.

I work at EWR and I see the crack TSA staff we have, I wouldn;t trust half of them to watch my parked locked car. Yea I feel safer that they are on the job.. :icon_rolleyes:

 

The fact of the matter is the airlines are no safer than they were pre-911, unfortunately the only way to truly secure the airports and airlines would take so much added measures it would slow the industry to a halt or just shy of that. A lot of it is feel good procedures, but the biggest thing is our awareness and if we see things to point them out. The coined phrase Security is in all of our hands is more true than you would think.

I cant fly out of EWR...i thinbk the TSA screwuops there have my picture posted in their locker room. For a period of about a year I Ticketed, Towed or Arrested over a dozen screeners..

Bonesium posted a quote here a few days ago from Ben Franklin, but it went something to the effect of "Those who sacrifice freedom in the name of safety will lose there freedom and safety". Something like that, someone help me with that.

Those who sacrifice liberty for security deserve neither.

What's next, no more Guns & Ammo magazines are allowed on planes because they have pictures of guns?

Those who sacrifice liberty for security deserve neither.

 

thank you, +1 for your help

Funny this shyt. I flew to Ft Lauderdale on Tuesday and back to Newark on Wednesday WITH A FIREARM and I had probably the easiest time I ever have had going through security. Amazing, absolutely amazing.

I am saving up until i have a ton of them but I have a bunch of photos on my phone of TSA employees sleeping on the job. Not on break, but actually at a security post. The most common one is the guy that sits at the exit of the terminals making sure nobody sneaks in the exit. I can say about 50% of the time in Newark and New Orleans they are asleep. Once I get over 100 pics on my phone I am going to the news about these BROWNSHIRTS!. But I must admit you must have fun while flying. Here are some of my common antics:

 

1)When they ask to see your ID and boarding pass in your most exaggerated GERMAN accent say "PAPERS please you must have PAPERS. You NEED your PAPERS"

2) Moan profusely when they are patting you down because you are a nonconformist when it comes to the cancer machines, I mean body scanners. Right when he gets to the "spot" make a comment of oh, thats it, a little more...

3) When they go to pat you down because you aren't one of the sheep, declare to them that you are highly homophobic and respectfully request a female TSA agent to pat you down. You have a deathly fear of a male coming into contact with you in that way and may freak out.

4)Get fashionable. Wear the fourth ammendment T shirt when you go to the airports. It states in bold letters what they are violating. I just ordered a new shirt that says "if your scanners are so safe, why did Europe ban them because of health concerns"

 

 

I never had really any problem with them until I had an incident in New Orleans airport that I should have gone public with. I was standing in line in front of an old man with a walker wearing a Congressional Medal of Honor. I was talking with him and he said that he wanted to see the WWII museum before he died. Well anyway I go through the gestapo checkpoint and they pull the old man aside for "an enhanced security screening." I questioned the Gestapo officer about why he was selected and what threat did this old man pose. He said "none of your business." I asked if he realized what the medal was around the old mans neck and his response was....... ready for this............. "I dont give a fugg what that is!" Ok at this point I was like GAME ON!!!!!!! I went off for a little bit and then I was politely escorted out of the area and threatened to be detained. As this is going on I will never forget the words the old man mumbled, "I fought against tyranny like this." But yet Muhammed in full garb behind the old man got waived right through. Ever since that incident I have changed my perspective of the TSA Brownshirts.

Any teaser photo's eric?

What's next, no more Guns & Ammo magazines are allowed on planes because they have pictures of guns?

 

I used to see them in the Hudson News in the airports but my last flight last month I didn't see them. It always made me a little "concerned" to read one on a plane. For whatever reason my luggage is searched more than average as it is.

I used to see them in the Hudson News in the airports but my last flight last month I didn't see them. It always made me a little "concerned" to read one on a plane. For whatever reason my luggage is searched more than average as it is.

I flew about two months ago, and there were absolutely NO magazines that contained any kind of guns. I had to settle for a fitness, and a car magazine

What's next, no more Guns & Ammo magazines are allowed on planes because they have pictures of guns?

 

coming back from texas on my last business trip, i got to the airport early. the guy next to me noticed i was checking out his guns and ammo magazine. handed it to me before i got on the plane. they had 3 or 4 different "firearm" magazines in texas if you count the hunting ones. this was less than a month ago. i'll look to see what magazines they are selling when i fly out to vegas soon

 

my last trip to california. i watched the magpul "art of the handgun" dvd on my ipad.

 

no issues either time. guess i got lucky

84 year old lady gets strip searched:

 

http://www.cbsnews.c...ar-old-grandma/

 

I don't fly anymore. I won't subject my family to full body scans or pat downs by these clowns.

 

You and me both. I used to love to fly. It really is one of the best ways to travel. But ever since the inception of the TSA, I absolutely refuse to board an airplane until that security theater agency is disbanded.

 

I work for the FAA, so you can imagine the looks I get when I tell people that I won't fly.

Bought this wine holder on AZ. TSA x-rayed it 4 times before they said I couldn't carry it on. They new it wasn't a real gun. The gun couldn't come out of the holster.

 

If you hit someone in the head with it, it would break into pieces, unlike the painted, flat rocks they let us carry on.

 

They said," it's not real, but it looks like a gun." I had American Rifleman mags in my bag and wanted to ask them if it was ok since it had pictures of guns. I really wanted to pull my finger out of my pocket and say, "this isn't real, but it looks like a gun, can I carry it on or do I have to check it.

 

Idiots.

I understand there are reports of another elderly woman being told to strip for a search and TSA is vehemently denying that this occurred. That's fishy to me, you can vehemently deny that it'sSOP, but to vehemently deny it's occurred when you don't have cameras in those rooms is complete BS.

 

Eric, I think you need to find a few old ladies and all of you should go to the press.

I flew about two months ago, and there were absolutely NO magazines that contained any kind of guns. I had to settle for a fitness, and a car magazine

 

I always have my magazines with me, on the way out to Denver I read my current USCCA mag, and on the way back I picked up a copy of Handloader out in Colorado and read that on the way back, I have yet to have a person say anything or give me a dirty look for reading these type of mags, not that I would expect it out there in the free USA.

I don't want to hijack the thread, but this is government involvement with aviation.

 

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/crime-scene/post/faa-head-randy-babbitt-charged-with-drunk-driving-in-fairfax/2011/12/05/gIQAkNjdWO_blog.html

 

If you get a drunk driving arrest, they yank your pilot's license.

Bought this wine holder on AZ. TSA x-rayed it 4 times before they said I couldn't carry it on. They new it wasn't a real gun. The gun couldn't come out of the holster.

 

If you hit someone in the head with it, it would break into pieces, unlike the painted, flat rocks they let us carry on.

 

They said," it's not real, but it looks like a gun." I had American Rifleman mags in my bag and wanted to ask them if it was ok since it had pictures of guns. I really wanted to pull my finger out of my pocket and say, "this isn't real, but it looks like a gun, can I carry it on or do I have to check it.

 

Idiots.

 

 

That wine rack is awesome!

Another one:

http://www.examiner.com/homeland-security-in-chicago/tsa-on-the-fifth-day-of-dec-a-woman-gave-us-5-grenades

Another one:

http://www.examiner....e-us-5-grenades

 

Another what? TSA was doing exactly what they were suppose to do there...

They're INERT. That means they're useless. Where's common sense? So, let me get this straight, I can fly with a screwdriver but not a nail clipper, I can't fly with more than 3 ounces of saline solution, I better not think of packing my luggage with a gun stenciled on the side of it but Mujalla Hadim, the TSA screener is gonna pull my white mother out of the line and have her frisked because?

 

I went through newark last week - they tell me to "stand over there" - never tell me why - where's a basic explanation - you've been selected to be screened for explosives. Tact = ZERO, Brain = ZERO, Job is for ZEROes, not heroes.

 

We've got Eric the Red who has to get frisked every freakin time? What's with that? This is a VETERAN folks... not a TERRORIST.

They're INERT. That means they're useless. Where's common sense?

 

I'm sure that was apparent on the screener right? And something that is listed as banned should just be okay because? There was no issue here. They found a banned item, which happened to be grenades, removed it, and let the passenger go on her way. Simple as that. They did their job.

 

So let me ask you this. You pack a pistol in your luggage. It is unloaded, and broken. It cannot fire, (ie. is inert). You don't claim it. Is that okay? Is that any different from this?

 

So, let me get this straight, I can fly with a screwdriver but not a nail clipper, I can't fly with more than 3 ounces of saline solution, I better not think of packing my luggage with a gun stenciled on the side of it but Mujalla Hadim, the TSA screener is gonna pull my white mother out of the line and have her frisked because?

 

You can fly with nail clippers. The whole liquid thing, yes that is dumb. The purse with fake gun thing, also ridiculous. But that is a separate incident, and not a TSA policy...

 

I went through newark last week - they tell me to "stand over there" - never tell me why - where's a basic explanation - you've been selected to be screened for explosives. Tact = ZERO, Brain = ZERO, Job is for ZEROes, not heroes.

 

 

There are douche bags in every job. Maybe you have bad luck. Maybe because of your hatred for TSA, your attitude is what got you selected. I don't know.

There are douche bags in every job. Maybe you have bad luck. Maybe because of your hatred for TSA, your attitude is what got you selected. I don't know.

 

The problem is the ratio of them to good ones that is the problem, and that's not just for our area of the country.