Why are you going through security, if you are allowed a firearm though? Guessing you are a serving police officer and I take my hat off to you.
No not Police. I go through security because it's a requirement of access. The firearm is used for bird/wildlife control. The point is that some apparently stupid things are done in the name of Security. However, without actually shutting everything down there are no perfect answers. Given the choice of having it or not having it, then I vote to keep it.
I am not defending the stupidity. I just think it's an occupational hazard foisted on us from central Government and try to see all the funny things that happen.
For instance, having put my effects onto a tray and having it X-rayed, the tray was then subject to a 'random tray check' They confirmed that it was actually a Radio, Mobile phone, Ear defenders in the Tray. I have no idea why I put my Ear defenders in the tray???? Perhaps they think a suicide bomber may want to only blow his head off......
But something to ponder on...If those of us who are subjected to his on a daily basis have no idea what is going to be done each time, then a potential threat would have no idea either......
Who checks all the builders vehicles which are omnipresent at every European airport? Who checks the workers backgrounds? One could go on....
All the contractors are checked as are all their vehicles on entry to the restricted area. They all have CRC checks. We have had workers banned from working on contract building work because of failed checks.