Originally Posted by
GUWonder
Indeed, the TSA deliberately decided to make TSA screeners to dress up more like police officers. The current uniforms and metal badges are a direct result of TSA management wanting to do as mentioned above. The result is that a lot of Americans ignorantly believe that TSA screeners in the main are some kind of law enforcement officer.
Well, TSOs routinely refer to themselves as 'federal officers', too.
Right or wrong, lots of people assume any 'federal officer' is carrying or can carry.