a matter of international security

people have just gone absolutely nutso over air travel and terrorism and national security... i was under the impression that the americans were the worst nutcases in this instance (and most others) but apparently canadians are on constant red alert as well!

"Pistol pendant causes airport holdup"

Woman prohibited from taking Colt .45 trinket aboard plane because of its symbolic importance

the dodos in kelowna, B.C. airport security wouldn't let a woman board a plane because they thought the silver pendant in the shape of a antique pistol she was wearing posed a security risk to other passengers... and 5cm silver piece of jewellery. risky! s solid silver piece... with no moving parts. when she took it off and put it in her carry-on luggage, they tried to make her check her carry-on! it's just beyond silly!

"It was the applied symbolism that was the issue here. So what if I have guns on my t-shirt... or a gun tattooed on my neck? Is that going to make people uneasy?"

i've actually heard of an instance where a tattoo of a gun shot 3 people execution style and then hijacked a train... but that was a train and airplanes are TOTALLY different.