A number of years back some pistol club mates went to the Pistol World titles in South Africa.
They checked in their pistols in Australia and had them tagged across the boxes with "unloaded firearms" and left them with security, with strict instructions to pick them up from the security office ASAP upon arrival.
They arrived in Johannesburg, went straight to the security office... they couldn't locate them anywhere.. filled out some paperwork then headed back to the baggage carousel to see the only thing left on there (apart from their bags), 12 pistol carry cases with "unloaded firearm" stickers affixed.
To think that nobody touched them, in Jonahhesburg!
Later that week their host went with them to a night club and walked through the metal detector with a 38 super pistol and a flick-knife. The security guard said he can't go in with those and he simply replied "try and stop me" and continued on in. I'd hate to try that in our nanny state! The SOG's would arrive in no time!