Let’s see now. Citizens should let federal employees grope their private parts at the airport or stand, hands-over-head (criminal suspect style) while subjected to semi-nudie scanners because doing so keeps dangerous materials off planes. Right?
Well, a man recently took a loaded pistol onto a flight, missed entirely by the TSA.
Here’s the kicker: A person briefed on the latest tests tells ABC News the failure rate approaches 70 percent at some major airports.”
Published in the Detroit News: http://apps.detnews.com/apps/blogs/watercooler/index.php?blogid=1303
It might actually make more sense–and be less intrusive–to let people with permits to carry concealed weapons on planes.