I remember passing through airport security in Ohio in the early 1980's. A screener at the gate checked my Halliburton briefcase, and then told me "Good luck on your buy-bust, Detective Crockett".
About the only witty comeback I had, was offering to pay ten bucks for a Sudafed. I was dreading going on an airplane trip with a sinus headache. That was a very miserable trip.
The case was a gift from a lady friend who swooned over Don Johnson.
I still carry the Zero Halliburton attache I bought in 1989, and it still draws comments. My usual response to a comment is something like, "Well, the nuclear football has to be safe". The attache has been with me to every continent but Antarctica and has been everywhere from boardrooms to factory floors. It actually makes a great improvised seat.
Guns and bags are nothing new. I remember watching a documentary about Miami in the 80's, I think it was Cocaine Cowboys but it might have been a different one, where a Colombian hitman pulled an Uzi from a bag in a restaurant and smoked some dudes.
In my area, AR pistols seem to be the 2020 equivalent of the Glock with the 30+ round magazines as the miscreant's gun of choice. I asked around and others are seeing the same thing.
The good news is that they don't come with sights as a factory option and the users don't tend to add them. Of course, that didn't stop a local homicide that involved a head shot at 20ish yards which the victim was running away.
- It's not the odds, it's the stakes.
- If you aren't dry practicing every week, you're not serious.....
- "Tache-Psyche Effect - a polite way of saying 'You suck.' " - GG