Originally Posted by
Mellonc
I WISH I HAD THE ANSWER. I'd be like a public policy master of some kind. I hear the Isarelies do a pretty good job but that's adifferent bowl of wax over there since the existential challenges are literally right in front of your face. With us, it's only the painful memory that keeps our vigilance.
My short answer is that they really need to broaden the safe traveler or known traveller program. Get people like us (frequent travelers) out of these ridiculous lines and subject the rest of the herd to scrutiny. Yes it costs money for us but unfortunately we got to pay for our freedom somehow. Devon suggestion is to outlaw hand guns altogether. No exceptions even in checked luggage. Makes it much easier to have a universal policy. Third is to restrict visa allowances people from unfriendly countries. And stop pretending that we are about refugees defecting. The times of Elise Island and accepting the poor and the hungry are long over. We gotta be selective and smart about who we let in. Lastly I'd be in favor of folding the DHA into DOD, which has real soldiers and real powers. Just some suggestions.
Not surprisingly I disagree.
The Red Team tests are a viable means to check screening operations and indicate weaknesses in TSA methods and policies.
The vast majority of travelers are present no threat and should be treated in that manner. Use reasonable base screening methods and elevate as needed based on individual circumstance dictates.
There is no need to restrict LGA's. Even the former head of TSA, Kip Hawlley, said so.
There is no reason to remove shoes, belts, jackets, and such. The threat vector from that direction is 2 in many, many billions of travelers.
It is TSA and its policies that have screwed up the security screenings.
As far as involving DOD in domestic airport security I would suggest studying up on the law that prevents the deployment of the military inside of the United States in most cases.
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/1385