[I-ambush]

When my son was in the Marines, en route to deployment in Afghanistan, his unit had to board a charter through a civilian airport, with weapons and full battle gear. The TSA agent made them run their rifles through the Xray machine!

[lacrew]

Before the TSA existed, we would travel on civilian aircraft from Topeka, KS to Fort Irwin, CA.

Nobody was dumb enough to send us through the metal detector...but we were required to remove the bolts from our weapons, tag them with serial number, and hand them over to one SGT as we boarded the plane.

Before takeoff, the Captain said, “Please put your seats in the full upright position, and place your M-16 under the seat in front of you.”

[toldyou]

“The TSA agent made them run their rifles through the Xray machine!”

LOL! How funny!

[PowderMonkey]

I was working a case with our Special Agent in Charge at MIA when we were stopped by Shaniqua Queen of the TSA. Depite the fact we had office space there with an onsite rep, and accompanied by TSA capos, she refused to accept our credentials and haughtily declared, “Ya’all gonna’ hafa’ surrender your weapons to me. Ima’ keep ‘em here ‘til ya’all leave.” The Special Agent in Charge growled back, “I don't surrender my weapon to anybody…LEAST OF ALL TO SOMEONE LIKE YOU!” The remainder of the conversation was in a word “spectacular.” A major rhubarb ensued that cleared the benches, as startled travelers observed the swelling scene. Oh, to have had a video camera...

[Eaker]

The TSA agent made them run their rifles through the Xray machine!

Nutz!