Originally Posted by
jkhuggins
It seems to me that if such a proposal were to be enacted, very few TSOs would qualify to become firearm-holding LEOs. Furthermore, those few who do qualify would be substantially better trained than current TSOs. And, perhaps most importantly, that gap in qualifications and training might serve to highlight what many folks here have been saying all along: there's a big difference between a TSO and a LEO.
Wouldn't this be a good thing?
any expansion of TSA is a bad thing, and to the extent that it involves arming some TSA clerks, it is an exceedingly bad idea, one that borders on the insane.