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The current proceedure requries the crew member to insert a Glock into a specially designed TSA holster and stick a padlock through the trigger guard.

Give a person command of an aircraft on final approach to an airport surrounded by thousands of homes, but make sure his puny 9mm is safely locked away so he doesn't go bezerk or something.

Demonstration of how dangerous the TSA holster can be:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SV-wZt_IcLE

1 posted on 01/10/2009 10:36:17 AM PST by Yo-Yo
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2 posted on 01/10/2009 11:02:40 AM PST by appleseed
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For crying out loud...TSA can't even design a decent holster! Couldn't the agency have purchased any of the thousands of tried and true holsters already out in the market today??? And these clowns want to manage my family's health care???

NO THANKS!

3 posted on 01/10/2009 11:12:58 AM PST by Virginia Ridgerunner (Sarah Palin is a smart missile aimed at the heart of the left!)
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Why wouldn’t they just keep it in a locked box, holsters are for walking around with weapons.


4 posted on 01/10/2009 11:16:32 AM PST by Rome2000 (Peace is not an option)
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An El Paso Saddlry “Threepersons” type design would be classy,,,maybe in a carved floral design in the tan leather? Unless of course, you’re going to Europe and you need that “modern look” found in todays hit movies. One a little less,, “southwestern lawman”.

And did i read this correctly? A PADLOCK through the trigger guard? Feds crack me up. Do the pilots have a proceedure like launching a nuclear missile??? Pilot and copilot simultaneously turn their keys? HAHAHHAAHAHAAA


6 posted on 01/10/2009 11:29:08 AM PST by DesertRhino (Dogs earn the title of "man's best friend", Muslims hate dogs,,add that up.)
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“Trigger locks” in guns that are supposed to be ready for use. How stupid can government officials be?


10 posted on 01/10/2009 12:13:44 PM PST by 3niner
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Holsters have been around hundreds of years. Only an arrogant SOB would feel the need to redesign it. It would be interesting to see how much that redesign cost. Our Tax dollars at work.


11 posted on 01/10/2009 12:17:33 PM PST by ImJustAnotherOkie
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12 posted on 01/10/2009 12:35:51 PM PST by JoeProBono (Apparitions are in the eye of the beholder)
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I have a friend you is in the program. He explained what happened on that US Airways flight. It is as stated, the lock set off the weapon.

Yes, the rules are foolish with regard to locking the weapon when not in the cockpit, but this is what always happens when gov’t gets involved.....the rules get complicated, cumbersome and narrow.


13 posted on 01/10/2009 12:47:26 PM PST by Erik Latranyi (Too many conservatives urge retreat when the war of politics doesn't go their way.)
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That’s not something you want to do with a loaded Glock! (No grip safety or slide safety.) Are they required to use a specific type of gun? They would be better off using one with a built-in lock. (Somebody makes one, but can’t remember who.)


18 posted on 01/11/2009 11:29:10 PM PST by smokingfrog (Never underestimate the influence of a wife who bitch-slaps her husband in public.)
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