11 Nov 01

>From a LEO friend in Detroit:

"I live only twenty minutes from the Canadian border. I've crossed over at least half dozen times since the events of September, all with no problems. The ‘increased security' is all fluff. National guard troops at the bridge don't actively participate in any searches. They just stand around their hummers. They are obviously bored to tears.

All troops assigned to local airport security (Wayne County) here carry firearms that are completely unloaded. As at LAX, there is no round in the chamber and no rounds in the magazine that is in the rifle. More fluff. They are worried about ‘weapon retention,' with good reason. Early last week, a national guard troop left her M9 service pistol (Beretta 92F) on the floor of the bathroom. It was found by a janitor hours later. The incident was quickly covered up and never ran in the papers."

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/John