Are you possible sure about the policies? I knows all passengers were never hidden the prohibited of the weapons. This is reason why security is taking own responsibility to kept unwrap the gifts.

I knows where the passengers should be wait to rewrap it again while they are arrived into final destinations. Obviously, they need to trustable with the passengers to keep wrapped. Just do it right thing to do but, they were never had a problems with TSA at all.

Finally - someone with common sense. ^^ Unless gifts are wrapped in heavy foil paper, there's no reason they can't be xrayed without being unwrapped. How difficult is that to understand? :mad:

Sometimes, though, it's not that easy. Depending on some of its contents, unwrapping may be the only recourse. If it contains a lot of metal or a huge battery pack, it can obscure the xray image and require further screening. In most cases, it should be good after xray screening.

Man, I'm jealous. You guys get to have a small knife? We're stuck with a pair of kindergarten safety scissors!:mad:
Maybe it helps with worker's comp claims, I guess.

See now, this is something I always have a problem with. You can't put valuables in your checked luggage, but you don't always have space to carry them on. If I'm travelling with a camera and a laptop, and want my book and pda on the plane, and have gifts, I'm out of options. And while fed-exing things ahead might work within the US, it's pretty expensive when travelling internationally!

Even with just my laptop bag and a small bag for a book, my pda, spectacles and other essentials I'm worried that they'll want me to gate check my laptop bag. I assume this is just as risky as checking it right in the beginning?

That's an excellent point. I've been more of the advocate of not checking laptops more so to prevent them from being damaged rather than being stolen. I am amazed at how these items are coming up missing so often.
I'm glad my airport screens out in public view. It helps keep the honest man honest. I'm not saying that anyone here would take anything, but it would likely deter temptation.

With gate checking, at least you know that you get your bag back when you land. Then at least you'd know who to go after in the event something goes missing. I would definitely have a lock on my carry-ons if I had to gate check.

You know, I hate the fact that you practically cannot trust anyone anymore. It's sad when you have to padlock everything you own just to ensure that you can get it back.:(