On a recent trip through Denver International Airport on the way to Albuquerque for the holidays, though, things got a little spicier: Someone in the TSA line next to mine at the south security checkpoint had a gun in their luggage. My fiancé and I spotted it on the screen, whispering “No way” to each other.
Way: The TSA agent monitoring the screen summoned another agent. It seemed like more kept coming, looking at the screen and talking quietly to each other. We wondered if they didn’t know what to do, or if there was some sort of protocol that called for extra agents to be summoned.
TSA spokesperson Lorie Dankers says…