
TSA Stops Woman With Bullet-Lined Shoes at Baltimore Airport
A woman trying to board a flight was stopped when security found bullet-lined platform shoes with revolvers for heels.
A woman trying to board a flight was stopped when security found bullet-lined platform shoes with revolvers for heels.
A U.S. House committee has launched an investigation into awards and bonuses doled out to senior management with TSA.
A TSA senior manager-turned-whistleblower spoke out publicly for the first time about retaliation within the agency and growing safety concerns.
The department was only able to account for $1.9 million of $1.4 billion that was appropriated in fiscal 2014.
The TSA reported that more than 80% of the guns were loaded.
The arrangement “could have violated individuals’ protection against unreasonable searches and seizures if it led to a subsequent DEA enforcement action.”
“The item was surrendered,” a TSA spokesman said.
Since the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, airport security is naturally cautious and wants to ensure no weapons get on airplanes.