1. BACKLASH The Transportation Security Administration is warning police departments that more aggressive pat-downs — that have already started in airports — could result in more backlash from passengers going through security checkpoints.
2. COMPLAINTS Jay Ratliff, an aviation expert from the area, said old procedures varied across the country and the new protocol replaces five separate kinds of pat-downs previously used. "Everyone is gong to do the same comprehensive pat-down," Ratliff told this newspaper. "TSA knew it would not be well-received, which is why they've told police to get ready for complaints and calls to 9-1-1."
3. LOCAL Dayton International Airport, Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport and the John Glenn Columbus International Airport will all be impacted by the new mandates. Though TSA officials have not described how extensive the searches will be.
4. FAILURES The new procedure comes after a 2015 study from the Department of Homeland Security showed TSA employees missed discovering weapons and explosives more than 95 percent of the time. With record numbers of airline passengers and more people than ever carrying concealed weapons, guns are increasingly showing up in carry-on baggage at the nation's airports, according to the TSA.
5. GUNS Gun discoveries at the nation's airports jumped 28 percent between 2015 and last year when 3,391 firearms made it to checkpoints in carry-on bags, an average of more than nine per day. Of those, 2,815 — 83 percent — were loaded. Firearms were intercepted at a total of 238 airports; 2 more airports than last year.
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