Security Theater, So Much For Any Expectation of Real Security

By John Farnam

Opinion

Ft Collins, CO –-(Ammoland.com)- Security Theater:

From a friend in MA:

“I recently attended an indoor concert in Boston. Like you, I don’t like crowds, but I made an exception in this case.

Music was canonical and conservative, and the admission price was hefty, so I calculated that attendees would be mostly middle-aged and well-behaved.

Right on the former. Wrong on the latter!

I routinely carry a 1911 in an IWB belt-holster, along with two spare magazines on the opposite side. Also blades, flashlight, OC, etc.

As I approached the venue, I realized that ticket-holders all had to pass-through physical ‘security-screening’ performed by ununiformed, unarmed, minimum-wage private security personnel.

First, each attendee had to have bags searched. Then, ‘wanders’ checked bodies.

Screening was done on the street outside the venue, so I figured I could plead ignorance, if necessary.

It wasn’t!

The ‘bag-screener’ casually looked inside my bag, and waved me through. He didn’t look into the side-pocket, which contained my knives, flashlight, and OC bottle.

The ‘wander’ then asked me if I had any weapons. I didn’t answer.

He then briefly ran his wand over my chest, ignoring my belt area, completely missing my pistol and …Read the Rest

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