Security check at LAX airport

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I found LAX the toughest airport I have ever experienced for security both inbound and outbound when I passed through in 2009. Inbound to USA I had a two hour connection to a domestic flight, yet by the time I had gone through homeland security to gain admission for USA, been wanded for the domestic flight, then taken to a side room for a more personal search I had to run up the corridor to the departure gate and straight onto the plane and then they shut the door and started up. On the way home I returned to LAX by surface travel several hours early. Knowing the hassle which the kilt had caused previously I sensibly wore something modest under it so that I could simply remove the kilt and put it through the baggage x-ray along with the belt and sporran and then put it on again once I was through the metal detector.
I should say that I passed through Boston Airport the following year kilted with absolutely no problem.
Here in Europe I have never had a problem with a sporran being considered as hand luggage, even on Easyjet where they are particularly strict that women's purses must be put inside their handbags otherwise they count as a second item of hand luggage which is not allowed.