We've always had ours in our carry-on and never had a problem, especially considering the number of pins we've taken. The security in Richmond was very thorough in searching the carry-on, but no problem and was something we expected.
I took mine in carryon in earlyy Dec and while they didn't hassle me it did take quite a bit of time to search them thoughly....I didn't mine....but just remember to be patient....
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