TSA's Head of Security 'Removed' from Office

Re:TSA's Head of Security 'Removed' from Office by chris_wot on Tuesday May 24, 2016 @07:51AM (#11760745)

Oh, a shoot out by multiple panicked passengers on a packed, pressurised plane. Sure, real safe.

Not to mention it only takes one dimwit to not store his gun safely and accidentally fire it and someone (or everyone) dies.

I've never understood this argument that if everyone has guns then everyone is safer.

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Re:TSA's Head of Security 'Removed' from Office by forgotpwtomain on Tuesday May 24, 2016 @08:34AM (#11761008)

> Oh, a shoot out by multiple panicked passengers on a packed, pressurised plane. Sure, real safeYou

You actually used to be able to travel with firearms on planes (edit: as carry-on). And the above never occurred afaik.

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Re:TSA's Head of Security 'Removed' from Office by JoeAltmaier on Tuesday May 24, 2016 @08:41AM (#11761054)

You still can, in checked luggage.

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Re:TSA's Head of Security 'Removed' from Office by chris_wot on Wednesday May 25, 2016 @06:25AM (#11768778)

So if it never occurred, then what was the point of carrying the guns?

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Re:TSA's Head of Security 'Removed' from Office by blisterpeanuts on Wednesday May 25, 2016 @07:03AM (#11768906)

Same reason as carrying your other personal possessions--to get them from point A to point B.

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Re:TSA's Head of Security 'Removed' from Office by chris_wot on Wednesday May 25, 2016 @01:45PM (#11771623)

Except the OP posited we'd all be safer if everyone carried guns on a plane. If it was to merely transport them and they aren't used, I'm just unclear how it makes anyone more or less safer?

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