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NNT wrote:

The Annoyed Man wrote:

crazy2medic wrote:Over zealous govt stupidity at it's finest!
Right up there with taking cuticle cutter from the pilot of an American Airlines plane because they could be used to hijack the plane he's already in charge of!

That pilot is a friend of mine from my church. He and his wife usually sit a row or two behind me. She’s a yoga instructor, and I’ve taken her class a few times. In any case, when the TSA guy confiscated the clipper.....it was a small keychain-sized nail clipper by the way, not a cuticle clipper....he told my friend “With THIS (insert dramatic flourish), you can bring down the plane! My friend told him, “Son, I’m the captain of this flight. If I want the plane to come down, it’s coming down....with or without the nail clipper.” But the TSA guy still kept it and wouldn’t give it back. What an idiot.

I used to go into a federal building as a sales rep. I was told very nicely that my keychain swiss knife with one inch blade and scissors could not come in , and that if I just tossed it in the bushes instead of taking it to my car 5 blocks away would constitute planting a weapon. So I walked. On my next trip I had a repair tech with me. I still could not have my knife, but he was let in with hammers, box cutters, screw drivers, wire cutters.....But rules are rules.

We carry in duct knives that look like large butcher knives, Oxygen and Acetylene torches, Nitrogen, all kinds of chemicals including some acids for scale removal but apparently all they have an issue with is explosives such as gun powder. Like I said, I have been doing work out there for a number of years and carried these powder actuated guns in several times as have my employees and this was a first. Maybe it was because when we pulled the tool out of it's case, it looked like it had not been cleaned in some time . I do know that security has tightened quite a bit lately

Flightmare wrote:Additionally, people here may or may not be aware that there is a federal prison on base as well.

Funny you should say that. A few years ago, I had to hire some subcontractors. I told the boss that whoever he sent must be able to pass a federal background check. They sent me 3 people. 1 made it in, 1 got turned away and 1 they stuffed and cuffed right then and his boss still hasn't heard from him

For those that don't know, thats the Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base.
Anyway, I have posted a few times about either getting half way there and remembering I had my EDC and having to turn around to take it to the office or how I felt naked without it there. Yesterday I had to take some material and a tool out there so I dropped my 1911 off at my office and went. Now, the tool that I needed to drop off to my crew is a powder actuated gun that shoots .32 blank cartridges to drive a nail in steel, concrete, wood, etc. I didn't think anything about it, I have my DoD badge for access and away I went. Pulled up to the gate, normal conversation, do you have any weapons or ammo, "no sir" was my reply. I noticed he had his dog with him and he was acting strange but then he asked me to pull over to a designated area. In 10 years working out there, this was a first but I complied. He proceeded to inform me that the dog had "hit" on a scent of explosives. Now the feeling of panic just went through my whole body and mind and I am sure it showed on my face. He asked if he could search my truck and informed me that a failure to comply would result in me not being allowed on the base and loss of my DoD badge (may have been a scare tactic but didn't care). I did comply because I had no "explosives" that I knew of. Of course, they found the tool and cartridges and we had to get a major to come down so I could explain what they were for and why we needed them on site. Even had him escort me to the job so we could show him what we needed them for.
Good news is (1) I got in (2) their dog is really well trained and (3) They are having this tool and cartridges tagged to my badge in case this happens again
Bad news is, this process took almost 2 hours out of a very busy day.