Just try that at Love...my son's on duty there. Safest airport in the US.
I've met several of his coworkers, they seem to be pretty sharp. Hopefully, that's not the exception.
Well, when test runs are done most things get past the screening. I see loads of them “on duty” in groups talking, phones in hand, etc.. The biggest change to aircraft security since 9/11 is the passenger mindset. We would never allow it to happen today. The rest is just for show.
Next time you fly, look at how the ticket is structured, the cost of the flight is only about half of the total. The rest is for taxes, fees, security, etc...
Love made the top 10 list for gun grabs last year, and would rank even higher than 8th if you calculated it on a per passenger basis. (DFW was in first place with almost 3 times the number of guns seized.)