Originally Posted by SATTSO

I already answered

And I'll tell you another story: I had a passenger bring a prohibited item into the checkpoint recently. I gave them the options, and told them it could not proceed past the checkpoint, to which they said something like "no I'm bring it with me."

the situation only resolved itself when the passenger realized the stso would deny them access through the ceckpoint (effectively telling them they coukd not fly) if they insisted in bringing the item with them. So the passenger checked the item in.

There are many instances where TSA can legally deny someone access through the checkpoint. If this pisses you off, well, too bad.