Man "accidentally" packs his .40 hand gun--and breezes through TSA

[teacherone]

http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/video?id=7848685

HOUSTON (KTRK) -- TSA checkpoints at airports are at the front lines of preventing terrorism. When you go through security, you expect to be scanned and searched. And you expect TSA to prevent contraband from getting on planes, but as we've learned, that doesn't always happen.

Houston businessman Farid Seif says it was a startling discovery. He didn't intend to bring a loaded gun on a flight out of Houston and can't understand how TSA screeners didn't catch it.

Nearing the height of last year's Christmas travel season, TSA screeners at Bush

Intercontinental Airport somehow missed a loaded pistol, one that was tucked away inside a carry-on computer bag.

"I mean, this is not a small gun," Seif said. "It's a .40 caliber gun."

Seif says it was an accident which he didn't realize until he arrived at his destination. He says he carries the glock for protection but forgot to remove it from his bag. He reported the incident as soon as he landed, shocked at the security lapse.

http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?section=news/local&id=7848683&pt=print

[teacherone]

yes "Farid Seif" is an Iranian name...

[squarepusher]

as long as they can embarrass you and make you feel like a prisoner, they are doing exactly their job

[invisible]

The tsa goons were too busy looking at the naked scanners and feeling everyone up.

[JoshLowry]

Sucks that the airlines aren't responsible for screw ups like these.

That culpability shouldn't lie on an irresponsible govt.

A private company with their asses on the line would have been more likely to catch something like this imo.

Bob the TSA worker honestly couldn't care less. If anything, he is rewarded every time a terrorist successfully attacks. That's a huge problem.

[fisharmor]

Sucks that the airlines aren't responsible for screw ups like these.

That culpability shouldn't lie on an irresponsible govt.

A private company with their asses on the line would have been more likely to catch something like this imo.


So remove the TSA from the equation for a second and explain why words like "screw up", "culpability", and "catch something like this" even apply to the situation.
Your post assumes that this is something to be vilified.
A man got on a plane.
A man got off a plane.
Everyone else on that plane got on and got off without a hitch.
Where's the problem?

[TruckinMike]

Some one had to post this, it might as well be me--- TSA Security video clip (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5S9H6RO0bKA)


TMike