TSA can make all the wild claims/threats it wants but they can't usurp the first amendment that protects photographers/journalists, etc. Making up rules because there under the spotlight won't stand up in court.

I have been a working photographer long enough to know how the game is played and what my rights are(and the limits), it's also why I carry multiple copies of a document called "the photographers rights" that's was written by a lawyer ( I posted it within the past week, but don't have it off hand) I have never been a papperazzi or shot adult content as I have standards. In my time working assignments I have done a wide variety type of photography but now I mainly do speciality assignments. I pride myself on not only the quality of my photography work as I have been published internationally and have images a few galleries in the US but also in the caribean) but also my interaction with the public/clients while shooting.

I have had your average Joe, rent a cops, wanna be lawyers get in my face and tell me either what they think of me or I can't do xyz or threatened legal action. They thought they could intimidate me because I look in assuming. I have even been assaulted( weapons brandished) more then a few times. In each case I defended myself including taking a knives and a loaded gun away from one idiot that stuck it in my face to intimidate and proceeded to disassemble it and scatter the parts. The aggrssor has ended up in custody of the law each time and had criminal charges filed. I did file a civil case against a private security company for the replacement of a camera that I sacrificed when I used it to break free from a choke a bouncer attempted at a event I was hired by the facility and event coordinator to cover. I professional camera body does make a good club if need be.