Originally Posted by
Darkumbra
"Is there anything in your carry-on that COULD be used as a weapon?"
If you answer honestly? Yes...
...then you are in for a 'chat' - truth is? nearly anything could be used as a weapon - a BIC pen comes to mind. A nasty little tool if you know how to use it.
If you answer as they expect you to answer? No - then some nit-picker will (or could) make an issue of it IF you're carrying a pen with you.
Or is it best to just answer as the uninformed do with a simple 'no'?
It's a dumb question and yes, it's asked a lot in overseas airports when you're flying to the US.
I just say, "I hope not." That seems to me to cover all the bases.
They also sometimes ask if you have anything that *looks* like a weapon. Once, many (15-20) years ago, I was pulled over for 2ndary inspection for what looked like a suspicious object. It was a toy model of a Concorde jet I had bought in the airport just before going through security.
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