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Aug 17, 2005 | 8:28 pm
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While clearing security at the US shuttle earlier this week at LGA, I noticed a captain bypass security screening and instead present some sort of identification to a TSA agent and sign some sort of log book. I witnessed something similar at the AA terminal at BOS earlier this year, but in that case the captain was escorted by a state trooper. It is safe to assume that these guys are "packing heat," or does someone have a better explanation?
Aug 17, 2005 | 9:25 pm
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Originally Posted by Blumie
While clearing security at the US shuttle earlier this week at LGA, I noticed a captain bypass security screening and instead present some sort of identification to a TSA agent and sign some sort of log book. I witnessed something similar at the AA terminal at BOS earlier this year, but in that case the captain was escorted by a state trooper. It is safe to assume that these guys are "packing heat," or does someone have a better explanation?
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Aug 18, 2005 | 3:41 am
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Originally Posted by Blumie
It is safe to assume that these guys are "packing heat," or does someone have a better explanation?
Aug 18, 2005 | 5:52 am
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Originally Posted by Globaliser
And it's done like this so that, if you want to get access to a firearm airside, it's easier to spot who you need to mug.
Aug 18, 2005 | 6:08 am
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Originally Posted by LarryJ
Wouldn't it be easier to just look for a uniformed airport police officer? At least the cop's gun wouldn't be locked in a steel lock box.
Aug 20, 2005 | 9:19 pm
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Do all pilots carry firearms onboard? Or is it just certain, paranoid ones?
I always thought it was cool to see the El Al flights being loaded in Toronto with the insane security they had guarding them.
I always thought it was cool to see the El Al flights being loaded in Toronto with the insane security they had guarding them.
Aug 20, 2005 | 10:42 pm
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Originally Posted by meagicano
I always thought it was cool to see the El Al flights being loaded in Toronto with the insane security they had guarding them.