Originally Posted by dbusiness

I hope they are getting serious. They confiscated a total of 3,391 firearms from carry on bags in 2016 a 28% increase. I wouldn't trust hardly any
passengers to be able to make the correct decision with a firearm on board a crowded plane.

That doesn't even include the number of knives that are confiscated.
It's all cool to bash the TSA until your on the plane with a mentally unstable person who is of domestic or foreign origin intent on doing harm to someone else.

My advice is to treat them with respect, be courteous, joke with them and comply with what they ask within reason. Most people are TSA Pre on here anyways so it's 5 minutes of your time.

It is more of a hassle dealing with customs and immigration at international destinations then it is with the TSA.