Originally Posted by
Good Guy
Are these individuals armed? If so, then it's probably just part of the uniform. If not, well that is odd.
Not front-line staff at the airports, at least not yet. Land borders, marine ports, criminal investigations and intelligence are armed (or in the process of being armed). At the airports it's just OC spray and a baton. They put out an RFP on MERX (site for public tenders) a few months ago to study the issue of arming at the airports.