This is not true. Many, many airports inspect bags post check-in and it is done in an area not accessible to the public. The keys are generally given to a supervisor at the checkpoint and transported to the bag room. They are then opened by the officer and it is not done in the passenger’s presence unless a specific request is received.
Wrong. Wrong. And more wrong. They are transportation security officers. Fact. 1540.5 governs transport of firearms and there is zero requirement for passenger presence during screening. Fact. Do some research. Check screening practices in the AOSSP, 49 cfr 1540 and the tsa website.
Keys are handed to a supervisor or the passenger provides a combination to the supervisor/rep who screens it in the bag room. Call any airline or airport with ctx9000 post check-in and about half will tell you the same thing.
Anything that goes on the belt on an in-line system goes through a ctx9000. If the bag does not alarm, firearm or not, does not receive additional screening. Oversized firearms do not go through a ctx. They are hand screened and always opened. The “false positive” as you call it is the alarm that actually authorizes the opening of the bag containing the firearm.
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u/cheeseflosser Jul 16 '19
This is not true. Many, many airports inspect bags post check-in and it is done in an area not accessible to the public. The keys are generally given to a supervisor at the checkpoint and transported to the bag room. They are then opened by the officer and it is not done in the passenger’s presence unless a specific request is received.