I am reminded of a story from a coworker, WWII vet, that was motorcycle MP through Europe. He was among the last to come home from Germany. He talked about starving Germans trading beautiful handcarved shotguns and rifles, that they couldn't legally own, for food. He had a seabag full of them, and military pistols and rifles. After being gone from home for five years, as the ship pulled into NY harbor, they announced that the soldiers would be checked and anyone caught with contraband could be held for up to six months. He said the rail was full of soldiers throwing bags overboard in the harbor, including him. The soldiers were not even checked. Cruel joke.
