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4. not only packing, packing loaded

Reply to Arkansas Granny (Reply #3)

Sat May 25, 2013, 01:39 PM

May 2013

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54 loaded guns seized at airports last week [View all] spanone May 2013 OP

What about the Second Amendment? Paging Adam 'we don't need no stinking rules' Kokesh... freshwest May 2013 #1

Had they not found the gun, we'd be calling the TSA monsters Robb May 2013 #2

Who would be called "TSA monstors"? The TSA red team employees bringing the guns to test the other AnotherMcIntosh May 2013 #9

Huh? He set off an alarm so was checked, found a loaded gun. If horses were purple the sky would uppityperson May 2013 #15

WTF? Did they just "forget" that they were packing? Arkansas Granny May 2013 #3

not only packing, packing loaded spanone May 2013 #4

It's necessary. Terrorists are underfoot everywhere. freshwest May 2013 #6

No. The TSA red team is paid to test other TSA employees by sneaking weapons onto planes. AnotherMcIntosh May 2013 #12

Nothing in the article indicates that these were red team tests. Arkansas Granny May 2013 #14

Don't expect the TSA publicity team to include that. Wait for some of the disgruntled TSA bloggers AnotherMcIntosh May 2013 #18

i doubt the tsa would use loaded weapons.... spanone May 2013 #19

Cartridges made without gunpowder look just like cartridges made with gunpowder. AnotherMcIntosh May 2013 #20

why - doesn't appear to be suddenly spanone May 2013 #21

Maybe they are improving in finding simulated efforts to smuggle guns aboard. AnotherMcIntosh May 2013 #22

and maybe not. maybe they are real people carrying real loaded guns into airports. spanone May 2013 #23

Is Ted Nugent on tour again? Segami May 2013 #5

To believe this, a person has to trust those who misrepresent "feel-ups" as "pat-downs," AnotherMcIntosh May 2013 #7

I have to admit it sure seems odd that SomethingFishy May 2013 #8

TSA Red Team - See also "Red Team Secrets You Don't Want To Know" AnotherMcIntosh May 2013 #10

Interesting, so I wonder if those were all "red team" guns SomethingFishy May 2013 #13

Wouldn't an old-fashioned metal detector SheilaT May 2013 #11

This is what I was about to ask Lordquinton May 2013 #16

The TSA Red Team has been able to get fake or real IEDs past regular TSA agents. AnotherMcIntosh May 2013 #17

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