While The Transportation Security Administration (TSA)

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While the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is one of the most relied on agencies while traveling, they don’t protect you as much as you think.

Today, our nation is the largest growing country in air travel. According to Huffpost Politics, 653 Million people traveled through US airports in the year 2014 alone (). The Safety of all these passengers fall into the hands of the TSA. The safety that the TSA provides is very controversial. One thing that is a myth is that the TSA protects us from terrorists. In fact the TSA hasn’t actually stopped a single terrorist. While this is a big myth, there are many more myths to discuss.

Another myth that many believe is true is the fact that only being able to have a 3.4 ounce container

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