Flew to CA; and won a gun battle

[memorex]

ya know- not being a lawyer, but having re-read the regulations- it looks like it comes down to 'what the meaing' of "retain" is.

And except for combination locks (where the combo could be retained in the person's memory), I can't see how temporarily handing them the key to the case is anything but temporary retention.

I think they'd have a very difficult time prosecuting anyone for doing what the TSA told them to do wrt to the keys to the cases...

Unless you'd just prefer no one touch your stuff, which I understand.

 

[Denko]

Retain is a verb,as in retain possession.I think it means you are not to release it from your possession. I would not like being made into a felon by complying with directions from the screener.It seems that they have had plenty of time to know the regs.In my past life I had to read and initial regs. as they came out.Maybe TSA should give that method a try.

 

[twoblink]

When I flew the Missouri, the lady wanted me to plop my big Pelican case on the table, and open it up.

"Lady, do you think showing 3 guns at an airport is good for the sheeple? She thought about it, and agreed.. Gave me the stupid pick sheet to fill out, slipped it in, and all done.

She didn't even inspect it. Why??

Dumb Lady: "I need to inspect the guns to see if they are unloaded.."
Twoblink: "Do you know the difference between a loaded gun vs. and unloaded?"
Dumb Lady: "Err..."
Twoblink: "Then basically you are at the whim of the fact that I say it's unloaded.."
Dumb Lady: "Errr..."
Twoblink: "Give me the paperwork and take care of the next customer.."
Dumb Lady: "Ok..."

That's our "airport security"


Glad you educated them.. They are so dumb, they raise the IQ's of most doorknobs..

 

[deanf]

I think they'd have a very difficult time prosecuting anyone for doing what the TSA told them to do wrt to the keys to the cases...

Unless you'd just prefer no one touch your stuff, which I understand.

Or maybe it's that some prefer to stick it to the "man" whenever they get the chance, given that the "man" is sticking it to us whenever he gets the chance.