Except that you'd obviously fall over without your canes.
Now, I don't need canes. So If I show up with them, what do you think will happen?

And of course the TSA in its infinite wisdom knows "who really needs a cane".

My canes make it less likely that I will fall over and that my stride will be more "normal" than if I walk without them, but I can "gimp" along without them until the pain finally shuts me down.

Anyone intent on illegal acts can pretend all sorts of ailments. A "stoma" bag for people with colon cancer can be genuinely inserted in the colon with chemicals applied to the openings to smell bad like a leaking bag and contain brown colored residue in the bag that is explosive material. Who in the TSA would know without doing a chemical analysis or having a explosives sniffer?

Bountyhunter

Excellent point! I stand corrected. Naked, but corrected. <img src="/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

Following up on the TSA list, here is an interesting visual portrayal along the same lines, of the FBI's concealed weapons guide. In html format or pdf format.

That utili-key sure does look a lot more threatening with the "FBI Laboratory" placard next to it.

Wow... covetous.

Remind me again - why would I disguise my knife as a live bullet? <img src="/images/graemlins/crazy.gif" alt="" />