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TSA... keeping us safe from finger guns
« on: January 12, 2018, 09:42:24 AM »
At Texas Tech student walking through Houston Hobby flashed another TTU student the 'Guns Up' gesture, TTU's hand sign. TSA pulled her aside for questioning. For a finger gun. This in a state where the gesture is just a well-known as the Aggie's thumbs up or the Longhorns hook-em horns gestures. And the TSA wonders why they are the focus of such ridicule.

http://www.foxnews.com/travel/2018/01/11/texas-tech-student-questioned-by-tsa-for-brandishing-schools-finger-gun-salute.html

The only thing worse would be taking away a child's GI Joe because it had a two inch toy gun on it. Oh wait, they've done that...

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Re: TSA... keeping us safe from finger guns
« Reply #1 on: January 12, 2018, 09:43:52 AM »
Quote from: Brad Johnson on January 12, 2018, 09:42:24 AM
At Texas Tech student walking through Houston Hobby flashed another TTU student the 'Guns Up' gesture, TTU's hand sign. TSA pulled her aside for questioning. For a finger gun. This in a state where the gesture is just a well-known as the Aggie's thumbs up or the Longhorns hook-em horns gestures. And the TSA wonders why they are the focus of such ridicule.

http://www.foxnews.com/travel/2018/01/11/texas-tech-student-questioned-by-tsa-for-brandishing-schools-finger-gun-salute.html

The only thing worse would be taking away a child's GI Joe because it had a two inch toy gun on it. Oh wait, they've done that...

*edit to add* Looks like Ben beat me to the punch/post by mere seconds.

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Re: TSA... keeping us safe from finger guns
« Reply #2 on: January 12, 2018, 10:33:09 AM »
Seems appropriate...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72If8Npxbcc


"And the TSA wonders why they are the focus of such ridicule."

Actually, they don't wonder why. They're simply not intelligent enough to comprehend that they're being ridiculed.
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Re: TSA... keeping us safe from finger guns
« Reply #3 on: January 12, 2018, 11:24:30 AM »
Looking at her pix, I find the TSAbot's desire for a closer look more or less forgivable.   >:D

(I wonder if she has a publicity dude who put her up to this.)
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WHATEVER YOUR DEFINITION OF "INFRINGE " IS, YOU SHOULDN'T BE DOING IT.

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Re: TSA... keeping us safe from finger guns
« Reply #4 on: January 12, 2018, 11:33:12 AM »
Quote from: 230RN on January 12, 2018, 11:24:30 AM
Looking at her pix, I find the TSAbot's desire for a closer look more or less forgivable.   >:D

(I wonder if she has a publicity dude who put her up to this.)
???

Terry

Ehhh, I doubt it. 

1.  She's a blond.

2.  People that go to Texas schools are always making stupid hand gestures.  I've work with a couple guys from Texas A&M, and they were always making the thumbs up gesture and yelling "Gig 'em".    ;/ ;/ ;/
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Re: TSA... keeping us safe from finger guns
« Reply #5 on: January 12, 2018, 11:42:44 AM »
Wow... Someone absolutely nailed it in the comments...

"If you DON'T make a gesture...are you carrying a concealed weapon?"
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Re: TSA... keeping us safe from finger guns
« Reply #6 on: January 12, 2018, 12:22:29 PM »
Quote from: Mike Irwin on January 12, 2018, 11:42:44 AM
Wow... Someone absolutely nailed it in the comments...

"If you DON'T make a gesture...are you carrying a concealed weapon?"

No, that's only if you make the gesture under your jacket, so nobody can see it.

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Durkin, however, said the TSA eventually let her off with just a warning, after she assured them she learned her lesson.

A warning? To do (or not do) what? Make the school's well-known hand gesture?

TSA -- Terribly Stupid aholes.
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Re: TSA... keeping us safe from finger guns
« Reply #7 on: January 12, 2018, 01:03:10 PM »
Last time I flew a friendly guy told me which gate to go to........ by POINTING with his FINGER!!!  I was unaware then, now I know he was pantomiming a hammerless gun.
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