TSA agent sneaks gun through 5 body scanners in DFW

[Quantum Windbag]

I wonder what the agents watching those scanners were really looking at.

An undercover TSA agent was able to get through security at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport with a handgun during testing of the enhanced-imaging body scanners, according to a high-ranking, inside source at the Transportation Security Administration.

The source said the undercover agent carried a pistol in her undergarments when she put the body scanners to the test. The officer successfully made it through the airport's body scanners every time she tried, the source said.

"In this case, where they had a test, and it was just a dismal failure as I'm told," said Larry Wansley, former head of security at American Airlines. "As I've heard (it), you got a problem, especially with a fire arm."

TSA Source: Armed Agent Slips Past DFW Body Scanner | NBC Dallas-Fort Worth

Not to worry, I am sure the TSA is going to do something about this.

The TSA insider who blew the whistle on the test also said that none of the TSA agents who failed to spot the gun on the scanned image were disciplined. The source said the agents continue to work the body scanners today.

I don't know about you, but that does not make me feel safe.

What does the TSA have to say about this?

"Our security officers are one of the most heavily tested federal workforces in the nation. We regularly test our officers in a variety of ways to ensure the effectiveness of our technology, security measures and the overall layered system. For security reasons, we do not publicize or comment on the results of covert tests, however advanced imaging technology is an effective tool to detect both metallic and nonmetallic items hidden on passengers."

If it is effective, how the fuck did someone get a gun through 5 separate scanners on the same day?

 

[Rat in the Hat]

I wonder what the agents watching those scanners were really looking at.

An undercover TSA agent was able to get through security at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport with a handgun during testing of the enhanced-imaging body scanners, according to a high-ranking, inside source at the Transportation Security Administration.

The source said the undercover agent carried a pistol in her undergarments when she put the body scanners to the test. The officer successfully made it through the airport's body scanners every time she tried, the source said.

"In this case, where they had a test, and it was just a dismal failure as I'm told," said Larry Wansley, former head of security at American Airlines. "As I've heard (it), you got a problem, especially with a fire arm."

TSA Source: Armed Agent Slips Past DFW Body Scanner | NBC Dallas-Fort Worth

Not to worry, I am sure the TSA is going to do something about this.

The TSA insider who blew the whistle on the test also said that none of the TSA agents who failed to spot the gun on the scanned image were disciplined. The source said the agents continue to work the body scanners today.

I don't know about you, but that does not make me feel safe.

What does the TSA have to say about this?

"Our security officers are one of the most heavily tested federal workforces in the nation. We regularly test our officers in a variety of ways to ensure the effectiveness of our technology, security measures and the overall layered system. For security reasons, we do not publicize or comment on the results of covert tests, however advanced imaging technology is an effective tool to detect both metallic and nonmetallic items hidden on passengers."

If it is effective, how the fuck did someone get a gun through 5 separate scanners on the same day?

Probably the same way this guy got 3 boxcutters through JFK security on Saturday.

JetBlue Passenger Sparks Terror Scare

Incompetence.

They're spending so much time with patdowns and radiation machines that they're ignoring the luggage.

 

[syrenn]

The tsa scanners are IDIOTS!!