Tuesday, November 05, 2013

Union urges arming TSA officers after LAX shooting --- When Congress formed the Transportation Security Administration two months after 9/11, the agency's mission was clear: Its officers would not carry guns or make arrests. Instead, they would focus on screening passengers for weapons, bombs and other dangerous materials.-- But the shooting death of a TSA officer at Los Angeles International Airport — the first fatality in the agency's history — could change that. -- "The sad truth is that our TSA officers are subject to daily verbal assaults and far too frequent physical attacks," said Jeffrey David Cox Sr., president of the American Federation of Government Employees. "We feel a larger and more consistent armed presence in screening areas would be a positive step." - More, latimes

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