Off subject, but I actually managed to talk with one of the nuggets in the mail /customs a few years ago when a small 1930's "Kilgore" cast iron cap gun I sent to the USA was delayed. I had sent it with the sideplate opened so if X-rayed was obvious it was a hollowed out toy, and had described it on a large printed CN22 as a toy vintage childs cap gun etc.
Sent it Airsure, and when checking saw no tracking progress 10 days later, eventually after a lot of faff I managed to talk to a human who said it had been x-rayed, opened and inspected, deemed not to be a firearm and actually a toy as described.........And diverted to surface mail (6 weeks delivery) as seen as a "threat" if flown airmail
I could't help myself and retorted that the only way it could be used as a threat on an aircraft was if someone boarded with a toolkit, unbolted their seat and cut through the cabin floor, got into the hold, found the actual parcel, then re-emerged waving the little thing about shouting "I have a gun!".
He then got all serious and sniffy and started on about recorded phone calls and knowing where I Iilved etc. and I was lucky it had been diverted otherwise he would have stopped it because of my "attitude"
At least I had the satisfaction of pointing out the whole charade to him, something you rarely get wth these faceless pen pushers these days.
ATB, Ed