K-Texas wrote: ↑Wed Jan 29, 2020 6:24 pm
RoyGBiv wrote: ↑Tue Jan 28, 2020 6:39 pm
I just bought an OKC RAT (original size) to replace a travel folder that TSA managed to lose last week between dfw and phx.
Considering the hiring practices of TSA personnel in the past, reinforced by complaints on a number of occasions, I only hope that lost meant lost, rather than stolen. I haven't flown anywhere since before 911, and glad I haven't had to.
Hard to know for sure... The signature card that was taped to the non-TSA locked gun case inside my bag was clearly handled (did someone try to open the case? Why?), and the mesh pouch where I stowed my flashlight and knife was zipped open (I'm certain it was closed when I checked the bag). The gun and flashlight were still there but no knife. The bag itself had a TSA-compliant lock on it that was still locked when I retrieved the bag in PHX. My gun case is cabled to the internal frame of the bag, so they'd have to steal the whole bag or at least cut the cable to get the gun. I don't know why TSA would need to fondle the knife when it was easily visible through the mesh.
AA policy of red-tagging gun bags makes the bags an easy target. The tag is supposed to mean "bring to baggage office" instead of putting it on the carousel. More than half the time it comes out on the carousel, with the big red tag standing out yelling "gun". I've asked a few places and nobody I've asked at AA knows of any other reason for using that tag...
Thankfully it was just an inexpensive CRKT. The new RAT is definitely an upgrade.
