Because some animals are more equal than others. I belive that the vast majority of cops out on the street are hard-working individuals who discharge their duty professionlly.

But there are too many bad apples out there. Look at the cop in Washington DC who pulled his weapon out because his Hummer got pelted with some snowballs? What about the Chicago cops convicted of robbing drug dealers and turning around and selling the drugs to other drug dealers? Do you really want them carrying on your flight when doing to Disney World with their family? I think checking weapons for them is just fine-- they can get them at their destination.

I'm not saying that FLEO's are beyond reproach, or even that there aren't some bad apples out there, but I believe it is much less pervasive and I believe that they are held to a slightly higher standard. They are also held to standards that are uniform throughout the country depending on the agency, opposed to tens of thousands of different standards for every local police department.

Why should those with TS+ clearance be screened-- or should they? A different issue to be sure, but we trust them with our nations deepest secrets.

What about my take on local LEO's vs. FLEO's. Is that on target, or is that an unfair assumption on my part? I don't know, but that's my impression.