Apparently, all that is required to carry a loaded weapon onto a US flight is an ID and a letter that authorizes to carrying of the weapon. Sure makes me feel good about getting on an airplane, and the security of my fellow passengers. Read the complete article for more details.
-DT
Excerpts from the article:
“U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson has given the Transportation Security Administration two weeks to report to his committee what the agency is doing to make sure air passengers claiming to be police officers are positively identified before they are allowed to bring their guns aboard.”
From later in the article:
“Under federal rules, passengers must present to an airline representative a photo ID identifying themselves as a law enforcement officer and a letter from their agency before they are allowed to pass through security with their weapon. But the regulations do not require anyone to independently verify the passenger actually is a police officer.”
Article is located at: http://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080205/NEWS/802050384/1001/news
