Originally Posted by
cbn42
Since this from the TSA Handbook and not a government regulation, would I be correct in saying that a TSO who brought a gun to work would not be violating any law, and just an employer's policy? If that is the case, then it is not a crime and the police couldn't do anything because it is legal under state law, but the TSA could discipline/dismiss the employee.
I've long since lost track of the hypothetical here ...
Many states have laws that prohibit non-LEOs from carrying firearms on airport property, even if the firearm is otherwise properly licensed. In such a state, a TSO who brings a gun to work would be violating a law --- just as an airport food service employee who brings a gun to work would be violating a law. The TSO's employer would have no bearing on the case.
But, if you're in an airport that has no such prohibitions ... then I don't think there's any legal liability incurred. (But I would gladly defer to those more knowledgeable than I ...)