# TSA officers stop a flight attendant with a gun

- URL: https://travelguysradio.com/2023/09/23/tsa-officers-stop-flight-attendant-gun
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*On the Saturday, September 23rd, 2023 edition of The Travel Guys…*

- In the **Travel News**, TSA officers stop a flight attendant from trying to pass through security with a LOADED gun and an unexpected visitor prompts a temporary closure of the Magic Kingdom, those stories next in the news.
- It's entirely possible that by the end of next weekend, we will be dealing with a government shutdown. What does that mean for travelers? We run down the list in our **Smarter Traveler** segment.
- **Joe Brancatelli of Joe Sent Me**, a great travel blog, joins us to talk about the shifting of Frequent Flyer programs from miles to credit card points.
- Our **odds and ends segment** highlights new vegan menus coming to Carnival Cruise Lines, and vacation rental companies are changing some rules. Soon the host will have to pay cancellation fees, and New York City is cracking down on illegal rentals in the city.

## Highlights

- [Joe Brancatelli's Travel Site](https://joesentme.com/)
- [TSA in Miami getting into bags](https://www.cnn.com/videos/us/2023/09/15/tsa-agents-theft-miami-airport-affil-cprog-ldn-vpx.wsvn)
- [Renting an electric vehicle? Here are some tips.](https://www.travelersunited.org/electric-vehicle-renters-beware-theres-much-to-know-beforehand/?utm_source=newsletter)
- [A new take on economy seating on planes, except....](https://www.facebook.com/supercarblondie/posts/pfbid02rRDcvqiEAF3giUqVyk2LQWdzoaUY77TKtF3fKLjnKHR8DRtuBhnrmrLBfNBkv2C8l?comment_id=675876497785788)
- [Trans-Siberian Orchestra Website](https://www.trans-siberian.com/)
- [Burning Man](https://burningman.org/)
- [Broadway Sacramento](https://www.broadwaysacramento.com/)
- [How to get compensation for getting bumped from a flight](https://www.facebook.com/reel/770948568374298)
- [How to win your consumer dispute using the Elliott Method](https://www.elliott.org/advocacy/how-to-win-your-consumer-dispute-using-the-elliott-method/)
- [Special events for California Wine Month](https://discovercaliforniawines.com/)
- [Supersonic Planes are making a comeback](https://www.travelpulse.com/news/airlines-airports/nasa-takes-commercial-aviation-one-step-closer-to-supersonic-passenger-planes)
- [Consumer Alert: The ride-sharing vomit scam is back!](https://www.elliottconfidential.com/p/consumer-alert-the-ride-sharing-vomit?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email)
- [Holiday airlines tickets - when to buy](https://www.travelpulse.com/news/airlines-airports/heres-when-to-score-the-best-deal-on-airline-tickets-for-the-2023-holiday-season)
- [Mark corrects the AirTag link - the REAL price](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0932QJ2JZ/ref=redir_mobile_desktop?_encoding=UTF8&aaxitk=b3ec1f2653c46365f0aed073beea7080&content-id=amzn1.sym.cd95889f-432f-43a7-8ec8-833616493f4a%3Aamzn1.sym.cd95889f-432f-43a7-8ec8-833616493f4a&hsa_cr_id=9583574130501&pd_rd_plhdr=t&pd_rd_r=e7253a88-f442-449d-b11f-50abff2b42e4&pd_rd_w=P680T&pd_rd_wg=0DvA2&qid=1692555807&ref_=sbx_be_s_sparkle_lsi4d_asin_1_img&sr=1-2-9e67e56a-6f64-441f-a281-df67fc737124)
- [Travelers United](https://www.travelersunited.org/)
- [SacTown Bites](https://www.sactownbites.com/)

Tags: [air travel](https://travelguysradio.com/tag/air-travel), [airports](https://travelguysradio.com/tag/airports), [Carnival Cruise Lines](https://travelguysradio.com/tag/carnival-cruise-lines), [cruises](https://travelguysradio.com/tag/cruises), [Disney World](https://travelguysradio.com/tag/disney-world), [government](https://travelguysradio.com/tag/government), [Joe Brancatelli](https://travelguysradio.com/tag/joe-brancatelli), [JoeSentMe](https://travelguysradio.com/tag/joesentme), [Magic Kingdom](https://travelguysradio.com/tag/magic-kingdom), [New York City](https://travelguysradio.com/tag/new-york-city), [smarter traveler](https://travelguysradio.com/tag/smarter-traveler), [travel news](https://travelguysradio.com/tag/travel-news), [TSA](https://travelguysradio.com/tag/tsa), [vacation rentals](https://travelguysradio.com/tag/vacation-rentals), [wildlife](https://travelguysradio.com/tag/wildlife)

Previous Episode: [TSA workers get caught stealing from bags on the security belt](https://travelguysradio.com/2023/09/16/tsa-workers-get-caught-stealing-bags-security-belt) — September 16, 2023
Next Episode: [Pier 39 in San Francisco celebrates its 45th birthday](https://travelguysradio.com/2023/09/30/pier-39-san-francisco-celebrates-its-45th-birthday) — September 30, 2023

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