sussex2
Thanks for the clarfication. Having said that, exceptions are already made, police already carry firearms airside, sharp items are available airside...and lo we are back to the fire axe on the flight deck argument and so I suspect this thread is like the Hamster's wheel, it'll go round forever.
Personally I feel of lot of the Screening is either window dressing and/or politicians covering their six O'Clocks and nothing is going to change. I can grudgingly live with that fact provided I'm treated with some degree of respect by the screeners, and to be fair most of the security personnel who I have had dealings with both on and off duty have been efficient and pleasant. Unfortunately there is the very small percentage of Security Personnel who seem to think their training and their function gives them the right to treat crew like ****. Its these "bottom fondling failed traffic wardens", who can have your ID and hence your job that we need rid of...but how?