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Old Nov 3, 2013 | 3:57 pm
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Originally Posted by sonofzeus
AFAIK this prohibits arming the screener.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posse_Comitatus_Act
No it would not. That law applies to the military. TSA screeners are not military. There are plenty of armed Federal LEOs that perform very similar duties to TSA i.e US Capitol Police. Posse Comitatus forbids the military from acting as a civilian police force.
Last edited by essxjay; Nov 4, 2013 at 11:35 am Reason: reference to unpermitted terminology
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