TSA is useless, except for keeping people scared.

[OmahaBlueDog]

66. My heart bleeds for those who had to remove shoes and take a laptop out of a bag

It's so arduous, and you never get those 5 minutes of your life back....

http://blog.tsa.gov/2013/11/tsa-week-in-review-29-firearms.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+tsa%2FsDax+%28The+TSA+Blog%29

Friday, November 1, 2013

29 Firearms Discovered This Week – Of the 29 firearms, 27 were loaded and nine had rounds chambered. See a complete list and more photos at the bottom of this post.


Artfully Concealed Prohibited Items – It’s important to examine your bags prior to traveling to ensure no prohibited items are inside. If a prohibited item is discovered in your bag or on your body, you could be cited and quite possibly arrested by local law enforcement. Here are a few examples from this week where prohibited items were found by our officers in strange places.


A 3-inch credit card knife was discovered at Albuquerque (ABQ).

Stun Guns – Seven stun guns were discovered this week in carry-on bags around the nation. Three were discovered at Denver (DEN), and the others were found at Albuquerque (ABQ), Amarillo (AMA), Detroit (DTW), and Las Vegas (LAS).

Meanwhile, you know who's not getting any of his life back?????

SLAIN OFFICER IDENTIFIED

The Transportation Security Administration has identified the officer killed at LAX as Gerardo I. Hernandez, 39. He's the first officer killed in the line of duty in the agency's 12-year history.

No other details were released about Hernandez or the two other TSA officers who were wounded.

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TSA ADMINISTRATOR'S MESSAGE

In an email to TSA employees Friday evening, TSA Administrator John Pistole said he would be traveling to Los Angeles on Saturday to meet with the "family of our fallen comrade" and the injured employees who are recovering from their wounds. He'll also spend time with the TSA workforce at LAX.

"Together, we will get through this," Pistole wrote. "Our faith will guide us and our professionalism will ensure our ability to carry out our mission."

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OBAMA CALLS WITH CONDOLENCES

President Barack Obama called Pistole to express his condolences to the families and friends of the TSA officer who was killed and the two others who were wounded.

Obama said he is grateful for all the brave TSA personnel who protect the nation's transportation systems, the White House said in a statement. Obama also spoke with Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti to express his gratitude for those who responded to the shooting.

http://www.wtop.com/209/3496244/LA-to-honor-fallen-TSA-officer

All it means to some was the inconvenience of having to limit liquids in carry-on to 3 oz. and the absolute horror of having to use plastic utensils in the Chili's/TGI Fridays by your gate.