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OnlyCrimson
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While flying home from Las Vegas on 12/15/13 I checked my luggage and I declared a handgun in it. A few minutes later I was paged to the security desk and escorted to the TSA security office. While in the office a very obvious anti gun TSA agent asked me in a self righteous tone of voice why I had to bring a gun with. I informed him for my protection. He replied do you think us (referring to TSA agents) and the cops can't protect you. I told him "first TSA agents don't carry guns, how can you protect anyone, second, the cops can't be everywhere". I then told him "why didn't you guys and the cops protect the guy that got killed by a psycho in Bally's Casino on Wednesday (12/11/13)?" He didn't find that funny. After checking my handgun to make sure I had packaged it in accordance to TSA rules (which it was) he told me a sarcastic tone that I was free to leave. I have flown with a checked and declared handgun dozens of times with no issue. Hopefully this time it was just my luck of getting an anti gun person on a personal agenda and not a reflection of upcoming TSA policy changes.