Originally Posted by
jkhuggins
So the issue isn't about the arming of TSOs per se; the issue is that, in many people's eyes, TSA is irredeemable --- and no matter how TSA might propose to change its procedures, the only permitted response is "Shut down TSA". Am I reading y'all correctly?
Yuck.
Every time I visit a US airport, "yuck" is the least of my feelings.
I don't want TSA shut down. I want the federalized screeners disbanded and that mission turned back over to airports and airlines with private sector employees, leaving TSA with a small cadre at each airport for supervision.