I worked for TSA at Love field for three years and I can assure you your instructor was wrong.IcheeWaWa wrote:My CHL instructor taught us that carrying into the secured area of an airport is not allowed. The kicker was that the "secured area" could be dynamic. If security is heightened for some reason, the secured area could be 2 miles from the terminal...not just beyond the metal detectors (which is commonly known as the sterile area).
The secure area is clearly defined and inflexible.
The signs at Love Field are essentially meaningless, but discussions with Love Field LEOs indicated that some would choose not to attempt to enforce the "bogus" signs while others would.