Really a crime or just administrative fine?
TSA Cover-up Investigation
In brief, TSA employee carelessly goes through checkpoint with handgun in briefcase (he's not a ticketed passenger, just showing up for work in secure area) and get caught at XRay machine. TSA management short circuits their own procedure and allows him to exit area with firearm. Article makes lots of stupid assumptions (like part of the coverup is not releasing video of security checkpoint while TSA officer is signalling discrete firearm hand signal. Well, duh Investigative Journalist - should be obvious why that video isn't released and why you can't film the checkpoint.)
Procedure violation listed for finding firearm is to notify local airport LE but is this just safety precaution? Not to arrest?
I know of a local LEO that did this and it cost him $5,000 but it wasn't criminal (option was 5k if he waived hearing and admitted it or 10k if he chose admin hearing and lost).
I believe it is felony to attempt to board airplane with a gun, but what about crossing checkpoints and the sterile area? Is it all just civil fines presuming state law isn't violated?
Secondly, for federal employees, is it a violation of workplace rules to bring firearm to work? If he was a post-office worker that accidentally brought gun to work, what happens? It sounds like reprimands were handed out but is that normal?
(BTW, article refers to TSA Special Agents - I presume they are talking about OIG investigators investigating possible crimes committed by TSA employees? Or just confused altogether? )
just curious as I would be pissed if I had to pay fines while trained TSA employee gets a pass. They caught the gun at the checkpoint so that worked. He wasn't a threat so I really don't...
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