Slow day for TSA

[tjdavis1111]

Traveling from Jackson, MS back to Chicago. Declare my firearm and TSA says good to go after the screening of the case that the firearm is in. I'm the only person going thru the checkpoint and get selected for additional screening. They swab my hands and then let me go on my way.

One lesson learned: Glad I cleaned that pistol after its last shooting. I'm sure the residue would have been picked up by the swab.

And one question for the group: Was that just a coincidence that I got swabbed? I've been additional screened before but never swabbed. As I said, it is very slow at the airport; very few travelers.

 

[POP CHARLIE]

It was a slow day and TSA was bored, so ok you passed. Personaly I'm glad they are keeping an eye out for trouble. I assume you made your flight without any trouble. Be happy and be safe.

 

[tjdavis1111]

Never said that I was unhappy. My experience this weekend with United and TSA was very pleasant. Just curious.

 

[Cumberland]

I've never been swabbed, just bag searched and the puffer chamber that sniffs you out I guess. Could have been because of the gun and wanted to try out there swabs

 

[wxman_RB]

I got swabbed on a trip from D.C. to Omaha a few weeks ago.

 

[wolf_fire]

It was a slow day and TSA was bored, so ok you passed. Personaly I'm glad they are keeping an eye out for trouble. I assume you made your flight without any trouble. Be happy and be safe.

And if he had trace elements of gun powder residue because of his firearm that he just checked in, how in the world does this "keep an eye out for trouble?"

I'm not happy when government workers perform stupid tests on me in the name of "safety".

Maybe someone works as a gunsmith and just came from his job, the swab indicates a positive, but nothing is in his bags, and the gun was just checked. What "trouble" are they looking for? How to delay innocent people?

I could also give a laundry list of stupid actions by the TSA all in the name of "safety". But you keep being glad that they are "keeping an eye out for trouble". Pfft.

 

[BigSlick]

I have been swabbed before and the "machine" showed a positive. Positive for what I am unsure of. The moron asked me point blank if I had anything on me or been exposed to chemicals that would set off the machine. I asked him what sort of chemicals he was referring to and his honest to God reply was he wasn't allowed to tell me. I simply replied, well then I can't help you. It wasn't a big deal though. They just escort you into a separate room and rerun a swab test on another machine. The second one was negative. Don't know what would have happened if it was positive again but like Wolf_Fire said I don't like stupid TSA goons touching my stuff just for the sake of security theater.

 

[SteveWatson]

I'm with BigStick and Wolf... its just TSA theater. How many "terrorists plots" have they stopped vs. how many flights missed and at what cost!?

A republic, if you can keep it. -- Dr. Ben Franklin

 

[Nightmare45]

Been swabbed, been ask same dumb question, if I don't know what chemicals your are looking for I would not be able to tell you if I were exposed now would I.

 

[apvbguy]

I'm with BigStick and Wolf... its just TSA theater. How many "terrorists plots" have they stopped vs. how many flights missed and at what cost!?

A republic, if you can keep it. -- Dr. Ben Franklin

how many have been arrested for stealing from luggage or the scanners?
answer:
about 400 TSA agents have been busted for stealing from the security scanners or luggage scanners