Articles tagged “security”

With the increase in handgun purchases comes an increase in forgotten weapons by consumers who aren't as well trained in their use as the previous generation of owners.

Unfortunately for the TSA, the General Accounting Office is as non-partisan as Washington, D.C. gets. When it says you have a problem, you have a problem.

The benefits are likely to be found for passengers arriving in the U.S. from abroad and making a connecting flight to another U.S. airport.

The bombing at the Boston Marathon, although not directed at an airline, should rid carriers and the TSA of any complacency regarding cockpit security. On the other hand, we hope the sequester won't prompt the TSA to cut any corners.

Branson and others in the tourism industry stand to lose money when travel warnings are issued, but that doesn't mean their voices should be quickly dismissed. Governments must do a better job explaining context to visitors when they caution about travel.

This is a major reversal even though the TSA says the move is temporary. In the past few weeks, despite scathing criticism, the TSA seemed hell-bent on proceeding with the policy.

Colorado and Washington State's relaxing of pot laws in the 2012 election cycle have already placed them on every stoner's bucket list, but they'll both need to make sure the destinations continue to focus on the breadth of activities available to visitors -- they don't want to become one-horse towns that non-smokers avoid.

These airline industry groups are as opaque about their opposition to the UAE pre-clearance facility as they are about their financial backers, and we have the unfortunate feeling that its based more on prejudice than funding concerns.