[MarkL]

It seems that this sort of thing happened with a pilot shortly after the government allowed them to carry handguns in the cockpit.

While going through a security checkpoint, a pilot CARRYING A LOADED HANDGUN had his nail clippers confiscated as a safety hazard.

Mark

[MeganC]

Same thing happened to then-Sacramento Police Chief Albert Najera a few years ago. He was getting on a plane, in uniform, with a loaded pistol and the ever-diligent Thugs Standing Around took his nail clippers.