Originally Posted by
SATTSO
And those comments you mention are wrong. It shouldn't be tolerated, yet, sadly, too often it is.
You are right they are wrong, but there is a problem I complain and I am blown off. There is mentality that I (the flying public) have no idea what I am talking about and that well, if I do not support TSA than I am against TSA.
Originally Posted by Combat Medic
A situation caused by the airlines and made worse by the TSA. But, let us look at it.
My case gets sent to the wrong airport. The TSA decides that they have to cut the locks off even though the TSA website says that they won't. So, far we have the TSA destroying private property.
Now the TSO freaks out and says that the gun can no longer fly since the case is no longer locked.
They then decide to give my property over to the police. The government now has possession of my property through no fault of my own. That is generally called theft.
Many police departments have a policy of never returning guns to a citizen. In this case I'm out thousands of dollars. Or maybe New York City will decide that I can only get my gun back if I get a New York City permit without concern that a normal person cannot do that.
So, I have to sue. I'm now out many thousands of dollars for a lawyer and even if I have a court order to return it, the cops still might not.
It sucks, there is no two ways about it, it is the risk I take whenever I check my gun.
Something is clearly wrong, they (the airlines or TSA or both) should have a method for fixing mistakes. Either they (the airlines/TSA) don't care, have decided it is too expensive or lord knows.
Either way, we the flying public are out dollars (in physical property) and short of a miracle very little is going to change it.
I guess you can call me a Kettle/Sheeple/Whathave you, but I have resided myself to such sucky situations. Maybe I shouldn't but I have and while I agree it is not right, I know nothing is going to change it.
Dan
PS, I was talking with an airport cop (who moonlights as a security guard at my office) whom I am friendly with and he said that he (on TSA's request) has confiscated three guns from the airport he patrols due to broken locks, etc. Each and every time he has tried to reunite the gun with its owner. This cop is a genuinely good guy, he even drove one of the confiscated guns upto the owners house in the Northern end of county so the pax would not be out $$$.