Which reminds me of something else I was pondering recently. If I (who fortunately can walk unassisted) pack a cane or walking stick in my carry-on, said cane, will not make it through the phalanx of fools that have taken over my local airport. If an elderly person walks up to the phalanx with a cane, they are permitted through with said cane. I know it's supposed to be the wielder not the weapon, but how does anyone know some wielder wouldn't grab that cane and do whatever is prevented by seizing my cane or walking stick?

And then I got to thinking about the prohibition on golf clubs, and how any member can get putters at the desks of some friendly airline clubs in the sterile area. How did these get here without the TSORon's of the phalanx going "Not at my check-point, not now, not ever"

Perhaps, just like the time I counted up a dozen exemptions to the liquid rule, which made the rule seem even more foolish than it already seems on its face, I'm just overanalyzing this.