[aimhigh]

I wonder if the people caught had been previously successful in getting their firearms through security.

[Ken522]

Maybe they didn’t want to have the firearms stolen by baggage handlers so they held on to them ...

[LoneRangerMassachusetts]

I wonder if the people caught had been previously successful in getting their firearms through security.

I'm inclined to think a good many of these caught carrying were agents testing the alertness of TSA. Wonder what the statistics are on prosecutions of the offenders.

[dennisw]

I am sure just about all these people were ignorant and dumb. But after spending a few thousands on lawyers it will be the last time they act stupid at the airport
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[grumpygresh]

This is total BS. It’s F***ing governmement disinformation used to justify more TSA and armed TSA.
These guys need to go straight to hell for doing this stunt. The Federal government can never be believed.

[driftdiver]

Did they catch any terrorists? Or was it just law abiding people who forgot about their firearm.

[Blood of Tyrants]

Of the 51 firearms, 45 were loaded and 20 had rounds chambered.

What morons. If the round is not chambered, it is NOT loaded.

[kingu]

How many of these passengers were government employees? And how many were private citizens?

I’m going to guess that the answer to the second question is maybe one or two. Most private citizens can’t afford to have their weapons confiscated by the TSA and take particular care not to put them in their hands.

[dinodino]

How many were plants by the TSA to test security?

[july4thfreedomfoundation]

And how many of these armed passengers were a threat to the aircraft?

If some of the passengers on the hijacked planes were armed on the morning of September 11, 2001, two one hundred and ten story skyscrapers might still be standing today, and 3,000 people who died that day might still be with us.

[Axenolith]

YAWN...

Taxpayer Screwing Association touting their irrelevant tasks.