I really don’t understand the person who thinks “I accept that I can’t wear my shoes through the scanners or bring a bottle of water but I’m sure they will be cool with my loaded gun.” Do you think that you are going to need to shoot someone somewhere between the Chili’s in Concourse C and the gate?
I remember meeting someone at the gate there as a kid (very pre-9/11) and remembering that I had a pocket knife on me. The security guy let me through with it because the blade was shorter than his thumb. These days, I have a backpack that is strictly used only for air travel and when I go to the airport, I don’t even bring pocket change with me.