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Old Apr 30, 2015, 9:06 am
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Yeah, ummmmm the item was in checked baggage, not carry on - sooooo TSA didin't really miss this.
Yes and no

The gun was in the passenger's checked bag but the article doesn't mention that the gun was properly packed in a "gun case" (or whatever it's called) and it appears that the passenger was "surprised" that gun was found so the assumption* is that the pax also didn't declare the gun and give the proper paperwork to the airline and with that, then yes, where the TSA is supposed to (n.b. supposed to) x-ray all checked luggage, then the TSA did in fact miss finding the gun. If however, the pax followed all proper procedures, then the TSA is off the hook but my two hockey pucks say "oopsie" on the part of the TSA

*always a fatal mistake
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Old May 4, 2015, 8:30 am
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TSA Week in Revview: Friday, May 1, 2015
Mayday, Mayday, Mayday.....

  • 49 Firearms Discovered This Week
  • Two live Chilean military flashbang grenades were discovered in a carry-on bag at Jackson (JAN)
  • Inert Ordnance and Grenades etc:
  • A replica Claymore mine was discovered in a checked back along with CO2 cartridges at Las Vegas (LAS)
  • Miscellaneous Prohibited Items
  • Knives and throwing stars were discovered in carry-on bags at SNA, SJU, DAL, BUR, SAN, OAK, SAN, LGA, HNL, and BHM.
  • Sparklers were discovered at SEA, and MCO
  • 24 stun guns were discovered this week in carry-on bags

http://blog.tsa.gov/2015/05/tsa-week...-two-live.html
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Old May 4, 2015, 10:58 am
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Originally Posted by goalie
Yes and no

The gun was in the passenger's checked bag but the article doesn't mention that the gun was properly packed in a "gun case" (or whatever it's called) and it appears that the passenger was "surprised" that gun was found so the assumption* is that the pax also didn't declare the gun and give the proper paperwork to the airline and with that, then yes, where the TSA is supposed to (n.b. supposed to) x-ray all checked luggage, then the TSA did in fact miss finding the gun. If however, the pax followed all proper procedures, then the TSA is off the hook but my two hockey pucks say "oopsie" on the part of the TSA

*always a fatal mistake
Unless I misread the article, the individual left from CLT, which has mostly an inline screening system (see this link - http://blog.tsa.gov/2008/12/in-line-...increased.html). Even if the bag went through a system that is not inline - if the bag does not alarm the x-ray/EDS system, they do not go in the bag. If TSA did not have an alarm on the bag, they did not go into the bag, thus they did not find a firearm - which is the norm for many bag rooms at TSA operated airports...
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Old May 11, 2015, 8:53 am
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And the Secret Service wrestled the $100,000 Rolex to the ground....

  • 43 Firearms Discovered This Week
  • $100,000 Watch
  • A gold Cartier diamond encrusted watch was left at the Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) security checkpoint. A TSA officer spotted the watch and turned it into the TSA lost and found location. The $100,000.00 watch was picked up the next day.
  • Octagonal sais were discovered in a carry-on bag at BDL
  • A machete was discovered in a carry on bag at BWI along with knives, brass knuckles and a hedge trimmer discovered at ABQ, LAS, EWR, OAK, EWR, EWR, PHX, ORD and JAX.
  • 20 stun guns were discovered in carry-on bags this week

http://blog.tsa.gov/2015/05/tsa-week...-firearms.html
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Old May 13, 2015, 9:58 am
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Originally Posted by goalie
And the Secret Service wrestled the $100,000 Rolex to the ground....

  • 43 Firearms Discovered This Week
  • $100,000 Watch
  • A gold Cartier diamond encrusted watch was left at the Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) security checkpoint. A TSA officer spotted the watch and turned it into the TSA lost and found location. The $100,000.00 watch was picked up the next day.
  • Octagonal sais were discovered in a carry-on bag at BDL
  • A machete was discovered in a carry on bag at BWI along with knives, brass knuckles and a hedge trimmer discovered at ABQ, LAS, EWR, OAK, EWR, EWR, PHX, ORD and JAX.
  • 20 stun guns were discovered in carry-on bags this week

http://blog.tsa.gov/2015/05/tsa-week...-firearms.html

Weekly lies and fabrications. I wonder if they just have a script to produce this stuff?
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Old May 13, 2015, 2:09 pm
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Weekly lies and fabrications. I wonder if they just have a script to produce this stuff?
No. They pull it out of their, er, um...ahem <cough>... "resistance"!
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Old May 18, 2015, 9:38 am
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TSA Week in Revview: Friday, May 15, 2015
Don't poke the bear.....

  • 57 Firearms Discovered This Week
  • Ammunition and two military smoke grenades were discovered in a checked-bag at Tucson (TUS).
  • A container of bear spray was detected in a carry-on bag at Anchorage (ANC)
  • Inert Ordnance and Grenades etc
  • A replica grenade was detected in a carry-on bag at Albuquerque (ABQ).
  • An inert grenade was discovered in a checked bag at Seattle (SEA)
  • Knives were discovered at PHX, MDW, SFO, IAD, LAS, LAS, SAN, PNS, and PBI
  • Artfully Concealed Prohibited Items
  • A 22 caliber starter pistol was discovered under the zipper lining and tucked above the wheels of a carry-on bag.
  • A sword cane was discovered in divested property at Appleton (ATW)
  • A belt buckle knife was discovered in a carry-on bag at Oakland (OAK)
  • 13 stun guns were discovered this week

http://blog.tsa.gov/2015/05/tsa-week...arms-live.html
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Old May 26, 2015, 9:40 am
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TSA Week in Revview: Friday, May 22, 2015
Don't poke the bear (again) and definitely don't poke the tank

  • 53 Firearms Discovered This Week
  • Inert Ordnance and Grenades etc
  • An inert anti-tank projectile was discovered in a checked bag at Tulsa (TUL)
  • An inert replica grenade was discovered in a carry-on bag at Newark (EWR)
  • Artfully Concealed Prohibited Items
  • A stun cane was discovered in a carry-on bag at Oklahoma City (OKC)
  • A credit card knife was detected under the insole of a shoe at San Antonio (SAT)
  • A small amount of marijuana was discovered inside a D-size battery with a screw-off top at Tulsa (TUL)
  • Knives were discovered at IAH, ORF, SAN, MCO, ORD, ORD, IAH, PHX, LAX, SAN, and EWR.
  • A Spear Gun was discovered at SLC
  • Bear Mace was discovered at SLC)
  • Bottle Rockets were discovered at LAS
  • Nunchucks were discovered at OAK
  • Daggers in zip-up folder were discovered at TUS
  • A Knuckle Knife was discovered at MCO)
  • A Throwing Star was discovered at DAL
  • Throwing Knives were discovered at ORD
  • 26 stun guns were discovered in carry-on bags this week

http://blog.tsa.gov/2015/05/tsa-week...rms-inert.html
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Old Jun 1, 2015, 1:18 pm
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TSA Week in Revview: Friday, May 29, 2015
This must be the 5% they found as opposed to the 95% they missed

  • 45 Firearms Discovered This Week
  • Inert Ordnance and Grenades
  • A passenger at the Southwest Florida Airport (RSW) had two inert grenades n his checked bag and two fuses in his carry-on bag.
  • 3 inert/replica grenades were discovered in carry-on bags at Denver (DEN), Gainesville (GNV), and Richmond (RIC).
  • A replica grenade was discovered in a checked bag at San Antonio (SAT).
  • Knives discovered at: STL, MCO, TPA, SJU, SFO, SAN, PVD, MCO, LAS, OAK, LAS, PBI, HNL, DEN, ABI, IAD, and BWI
  • Throwing stars discovered at: ANC, SAN, and CLT
  • A knife wrapped in a computer power cord was detected at A knife wrapped in a computer power cord was detected at Ketchikan (KTN).(KTN).
  • A 15-inch cane sword was discovered at Chicago O’Hare (ORD).
  • A three-inch knife was detected duct taped under the lining of a carry-on bag
  • A four-inch knife was detected under the lining of a carry-on bag at Tampa (TPA)
  • Stun Knuckles (LAS), Brass Knuckles (PHX), Stun Knuckles (FAY)
  • 26 stun guns were discovered in carry-on bags this week.


http://blog.tsa.gov/2015/05/tsa-week...rms-inert.html
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Old Jun 1, 2015, 1:35 pm
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This must be the 5% they found as opposed to the 95% they missed
IOW, they missed 855 guns. And not a single plane dropped from the sky. How can that be?
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Old Jun 1, 2015, 2:32 pm
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IOW, they missed 855 guns. And not a single plane dropped from the sky. How can that be?
Broken clock syndrome?
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Old Jun 1, 2015, 8:35 pm
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IOW, they missed 855 guns. And not a single plane dropped from the sky. How can that be?
But, look at how much pot they found!
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Old Jun 8, 2015, 9:43 am
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TSA Week in Revview: Friday, June 5, 2015
Something must be wrong as no drugs were found

  • 49 Firearms Discovered This Week
  • A 16-ounce canister of propane fuel was detected in a carry-on bag at San Diego (SAN)
  • Artfully Concealed Prohibited Items
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  • Inert Ordnance and Grenades etc
  • Two inert 40 mm grenades were discovered in a carry-on bag at Birmingham (BHM)
  • An inert grenade was detected in a carry-on bag at Denver (DEN).
  • 25 stun guns were discovered this week in carry-on bags

http://blog.tsa.gov/2015/06/tsa-week...concealed.html
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Old Jun 15, 2015, 10:28 am
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TSA Week in Revview: Friday, June 12, 2015
Nothing to see here but weapons, drugs and hedge trimmers-please move along

  • An 18-inch sword was discovered at Detroit (DTW)
  • A fencing sword was discovered at Washington Dulles (IAD)
  • 13-inch sword was discovered at Charleston (CHS).
  • Fireworks were discovered in an unattended checked bag at Orlando (MCO)
  • Inert Ordnance and Grenades etc.
  • Five grenades were discovered this week. Four in carry-on bags at Baltimore, (BWI), Cleveland (CLE), Mobile (MOB), and Norfolk (ORF), and one in a checked bag at Newbern (EWN)
  • Artfully Concealed Prohibited Items
  • 5-6 pounds of heroin was discovered concealed underneath the lining of a carry-on bag at Phoenix (PHX).
  • Throwing stars, knives and hedge trimmers were discovered at SLC, BWI, ORD, ORD, MEM, JAN, MDW, BOI, and BUR
  • Miscellaneous Prohibited Items
  • An archery bow was discovered at Las Vegas (LAS) and silencers were discovered at Orlando (MCO)
  • 21 stun guns were discovered this week in carry-on bags

http://blog.tsa.gov/2015/06/tsa-week...ms-swords.html
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Old Jun 15, 2015, 10:36 am
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Nothing to see here but weapons, drugs and hedge trimmers-please move along

  • An 18-inch sword was discovered at Detroit (DTW)
  • A fencing sword was discovered at Washington Dulles (IAD)
  • 13-inch sword was discovered at Charleston (CHS).
  • Fireworks were discovered in an unattended checked bag at Orlando (MCO)
  • Inert Ordnance and Grenades etc.
  • Five grenades were discovered this week. Four in carry-on bags at Baltimore, (BWI), Cleveland (CLE), Mobile (MOB), and Norfolk (ORF), and one in a checked bag at Newbern (EWN)
  • Artfully Concealed Prohibited Items
  • 5-6 pounds of heroin was discovered concealed underneath the lining of a carry-on bag at Phoenix (PHX).
  • Throwing stars, knives and hedge trimmers were discovered at SLC, BWI, ORD, ORD, MEM, JAN, MDW, BOI, and BUR
  • Miscellaneous Prohibited Items
  • An archery bow was discovered at Las Vegas (LAS) and silencers were discovered at Orlando (MCO)
  • 21 stun guns were discovered this week in carry-on bags

http://blog.tsa.gov/2015/06/tsa-week...ms-swords.html
You forgot to mention that one of those "inert" grenades was a bottle of men's cologne.

http://www.fragrancex.com/products/_..._products.html
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