Several hundred National Guard troops were flying back home from Afghanistan when they ran into the TSA at Indianapolis. As one of the soldiers described it, "That's where the stupid started."
The soldier said, "It's probably important to mention that we were ALL carrying weapons. Everyone was carrying an M4 Carbine (rifle) and some, like me, were also carrying an M9 pistol. Oh, and our gunners had M-240B machine guns. Of course, the weapons weren't loaded. And we had been cleared of all ammo well before we even got to customs at Baghram, then AGAIN at customs."
Any sane person would be reasonably sure this contingent didn't include any would-be terrorists. Not the TSA.
One soldier had a Gerber multi-tool confiscated, and a TSA agent insisted that another turn over his finger nail clippers.
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