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No self-respecting firearms instructor stores a weapon with any type of system remotely resembling the idiotic one the TSA has devised. Only from the minds of bureaucrats who don’t know shit about weapons.
When you allow strangers to be completely entrusted with your safety you set yourself up for disaster. That’s why I’ve always felt somewhat uncomfortable with public transportation. Sure, the pilots have a vested interest in a smooth, uneventful flight. The TSA idiots on the ground, however, don’t really suffer if the plane crashes or is hijacked, etc. They just make up some new rules for all the rest of the flying lemmings to follow. Sometimes, the stupidity of these rules gets people killed.
If the TSA was a practical, efficient organization several things would happen based on this video. First, senior administrators at TSA would find out the individual or board responsible for the disgustingly stupid locking mechanism policy currently in place. They would dismiss those persons. Then they would change the policy. Pilots should be allowed to carry the weapons from point to point. In the air, on the ground and everywhere. The weapon should be a part of their daily routine. That is the best way to ensure responsible handling.