Actually no, since people are not grouped together in such concentrations at the local mall.
In February, my wife and I were flying to Cozumel on a chartered airline. Since all of the chartered flights to Cozumel and other locations in Mexico were departing at the same time, there were over 1,000 people standing in line for the TSA security check.
It was a solid mass of people and only 10 feet away from the front entrance. Any terrorist could have walked in, placed a bomb, and walked out without even being questioned.
This is how the TSA has helped keep us safe!
Today, the TSA is no longer looking for bombs in the airline luggage, but are spending their time looking for prohibited items like cigarette lighters or butter knives.
This insanity must stop.
Actually it will, but only AFTER a few hundred people have been murdered at a TSA security check point.
"This insanity must stop."
OK, now that you've identified this problem what is your proposed solution? Surely, you're not proposing that we eliminate the security checkpoints? After all, once we've done away with these checkpoints, what would keep a terrorist from carrying any number of bombs or weapons onto a commercial aircraft.
I didn't realize they have stopped looking for bombs.
Kindly provide a citation and proof, please.
I am sure you can't. It is just you exaggerating things again due to your experiencces that are not like the vast majority of law-abiding American citizens.