[Icemaster]

12 years ago (last time I was out of the US...), I went through the metal detector in Munich airport getting ready for the trip back to the states. I was manually patted down as there was steel in my ankle. Very stern looking individual stood watching from about 25 feet away holding a similar weapon.

The last night we were in Munich was the eve of the opening events of Oktoberfest. The local constabulary walking platz doing security checks also had similar armaments. I doubt things have changed in the intervening years.

We're 20 years behind the times.