Aha! Finally, some common sense.
SSS is correct- and, more to the point, security staff are far more vulnerable to that sort of collusion than pilots are.
So, rustbucket, you are suggesting that a pilot would smuggle in a weapon for another to use? Leaving aside the obvious possibility that the pilot in question could end up being the victim of his own stupidity, can you point me at a SINGLE example of this happening? Thought not. By the way, have you ever witnessed the depth to which vehicles travelling landside/airside are searched? Do security open every meal container, or check every carton of juice for weapons? A lot of the time the stuff isn't even x-rayed. That should REALLY scare you.
Many of you seem to have difficulty reading, I have never suggested that pilots should not be searched, merely asked our resident "expert" Murray_NN to provide a rationale for this procedure. That he can't, tells you an awful lot about the state of aviation security...
I'll happily desist from this thread when someone can answer the points I have made... but I'm not holding my breath...