Originally Posted by
yyzvoyageur
I'm not sure how secure it is. Officers at the airports see passengers with guns all the time (most legally obtained and transported), not to mention switchblades and any manner of prohibited weapon.
After accessing checked baggage, I assume?
Originally Posted by
yyzvoyageur
Most here have no faith in TSA's screening procedures; I have less faith in security screening on flights from Russia, Ukraine, Pakistan and any number of other highly corrupt countries.
I don't think you are being fair to those countries; how could you have
less faith in them than in the TSA? At the very least it should be equal distrust.
Originally Posted by
yyzvoyageur
I have mixed feelings on both the vests and the push toward arming officers.
Please expand; it seems somewhat silly to me. Do CBSA officers carry off duty? All have training in weapons, right?
Originally Posted by
Good Guy
All I know is that mine is heavy and hot.
Aren't they all?
And least it isn't 'hot and heavy'!