I used to work at a very busy single runway airport in the South East of England, the tower was airside. Just after 9/11 and all the increased security measures, a member of airport security came into the rest room and started to remove all the metal knives and forks from the kitchen area.
I politely asked him what he was doing”Tower is airside mate, no sharp items allowed airside, it’s a security risk”
ok I replied”However if said terrorist manages to run across the two live taxiways, and gets through the security doors, I think he may just bring his own weapons, and not request to borrow one from our kitchen.
security man left!