I've heard that before
so my floppy-brimmed hat was pulled low over my face. That's no guarantee of course, but I suspect the absence of 35lbs of "energy box" around my midriff, a clean-shaved and clear-skinned complexion (where it used to be full grey-bearded), and an all over #2 (where it used to be just-longer-than-RAF-approved) will put them off the scent.

Of course, I live in the US, the land of the over-armed. And in a state which has a "must issue" policy. For those of you in Blighty, this means that because I have no felony convictions (or misdemeanours, though I don't think they count), all I have to do is present myself to the local Sheriff's department, and they must issue me a permit to carry a concealed weapon. MUST issue.

And the choice is really rather large. I'm partial to the Sig Sauer P220, and some of the smaller Glocks.
(Large Hardon Collider Bah Bloody Humbug, Wed 17 Nov 2010, 4:53, 1 reply)

Gulp
That's just mind-boggling for us Brits, for whom sparklers now require 17-page risk assessment form and a 2-week pre-approval period.
( Amish Information Systems hates misplaced, commas, Wed 17 Nov 2010, 13:37, closed)