Originally Posted by
Boggie Dog
"I wasn't finding fault but suggesting that TSA could make up some ground if some type of checkpoint procedured allowed for a person to leave an item and then later collect their valuables if the item cannot go through the checkpoint.
What happened in your case was great.
But for someone to have to surrender say a small pocket knife handed down from ancestors is not so great. How hard would it be to hold the item until claimed?
I just feel that other options should be available for those people who cannot get an item checked, returned to their car or handed off to a friend."
You bring up a good point. At MKE, there are key lockers in the sterile areas of the concourse but none in the public areas. My guess is that it is too much a liability in the public areas and the same reason would probably apply to TSA holding the item(s). As for the heirloom knife, mail it to your home address.