Originally Posted by
nachtnebel
perhaps more than a bit of truth in this, but what about
Stuff like that is what shows that the TSA is a collection of clowns.
Pretty random. Most gate secondaries are ID checks and random carry-on. My buddies in the security business tell me that the random gate checks are probably the most effective device out there, but only if there's a way of assuring that everbody who sees the secondary TSO's arrive on-scene and wants to not board, has to go through the secondary.