My son and I traveled from Fort Wayne to ORD to JAC (Jackson, WY) for a vacation. We both carried our pistols in our checked baggage. He checked a Taurus 1911 and a Springfield XD .40 S&W. I checked a Glock 26. All three arrived safely.
However, we each concealed a knife in our bags. I had a Kershaw Storm like this one:
Kershaw® Storm Knives : Cabela's
My son had a Winchester pocket knife, similar to my Kershaw. The knives were concealed in the bag so that the only way anyone would know they were there is by the X-ray done to inspect the bags. We know my son's bag was inspected TSA because they left their calling card in the case. There was no calling card in my bag.
When we arrived in JAC, our knives were gone. No one else had access to the bags except the TSA in Fort Wayne. They had to X-ray the bags because we declared the firearms were int he bags. The X-rays would have revealed the knives in the bag. This is the only way anyone would have known the knives were there. Clearly, the TSA people saw the knives in the X-ray, opened the bags and removed the knives.
We will pursue redress and we will report it to the supervisors at Fort Wayne International Airport. Still, I doubt anything will come of it. They will investigate and do nothing. The frustrating thing is that this is not the first time those TSA people have stolen things from my bag.
Yep, our recovery dollars are at work—hiring thieves to examine our bags for valuables they can later pawn. Makes me proud to be an American, it does!!
Thanks for letting me rant! It will help me calm down soon
However, we each concealed a knife in our bags. I had a Kershaw Storm like this one:
Kershaw® Storm Knives : Cabela's
My son had a Winchester pocket knife, similar to my Kershaw. The knives were concealed in the bag so that the only way anyone would know they were there is by the X-ray done to inspect the bags. We know my son's bag was inspected TSA because they left their calling card in the case. There was no calling card in my bag.
When we arrived in JAC, our knives were gone. No one else had access to the bags except the TSA in Fort Wayne. They had to X-ray the bags because we declared the firearms were int he bags. The X-rays would have revealed the knives in the bag. This is the only way anyone would have known the knives were there. Clearly, the TSA people saw the knives in the X-ray, opened the bags and removed the knives.
We will pursue redress and we will report it to the supervisors at Fort Wayne International Airport. Still, I doubt anything will come of it. They will investigate and do nothing. The frustrating thing is that this is not the first time those TSA people have stolen things from my bag.
Yep, our recovery dollars are at work—hiring thieves to examine our bags for valuables they can later pawn. Makes me proud to be an American, it does!!
Thanks for letting me rant! It will help me calm down soon
