Thread: Flying with a paddle strop

Several years ago I was returning from the SHOT Show in Las Vegas and was in the "strip search" line at the pre-gate pass/fail and had one agent go berserk while poking through the bin with my personal pocket items. This fit was caused by a a pistol shaped key fob from Beretta. "You can't have that on the plane."

"Whadda mean?" "It's a damn key fob that's a inch and a half long piece of zinc."

"It's a pistol."

"It's a damn one piece, miniature, chrome plated, pot metal casting; a key fob that is an advertising gimmick that's meant to look like what the company is introducing to the market."

"It's a pistol."

"It's a damn key fob."

In response to my animation, the/a supervisor came over and proceeded with the same argument. When I asked them to rack the slide to chamber a round and pull the trigger, they actually tried to do it. And whereupon having no success to make it work in any fashion other than a key fob, they grudgingly allowed me to carry it aboard - with keys attached. Man do I hate dealing with idiots who have power.

And now I drive knowing that the next contest like this will probably get me jailed and certainly delayed enough to miss the flight I paid for.

For similar reasons Bruce mentioned I do my best not to fly, I used to love it.

You cant argue with ignorance, it only makes you look stupid.