You know, the FLL story doesn't scare me. It's ATL (an airport I actually fly into) that scares me.

Some guy got past security and then realized, oops, he'd walked through with a loaded gun -- undetected. This was after September 11.

But it's really not surprising. According to the story "hundreds of guns, a knife, and even two bombs failed to attract attention at Hartsfield's security checkpoints during the past four years." This resulting from 759 security breaches that they know about.

One year's summary report found, undetected, 249 handguns, 5 rifles, 192 other loaded weapons, and 76 additional unloaded weapons. Some further FAA tests smuggled in a pipe bomb, two dynamite bombs, and two hand grenades.

The good news for ATL is that it isn't the worst -- it's only 8th worst. So 7 other airports (including LAX and PHX) had more security breaches detected.

Another fun statistic -- the ATL security screeners make $7/hour. If you work fast food there, you make $7.25/hour.

Do you want fries with that?

http://www.flyertalk.com/travel/fttr...ML/000086.html