On 4/9 I got pulled from the line boarding DFW-PDX at the boarding pass reader by 2 TSA folks and got the old gate check - wanded and bags pulled apart. I had to remove everything from my pockets, including a paper receipt. Behind me, they had at least 7 more people waiting to have this done to them. No explanation of why they were doing this, how I was selected, or if I could expect this to happen more often.

Is this a new event in DFW or is this just a random check to see if they can start the gate checks all over again? Has this happened to anyone else?

I know I certainly feel much more secure after this.