Shatnerball: What gun did Tom use?

[Steelrat]

I think bringing a gun on a plane as a carry-on would be pretty much impossible...

No, it isnt. Federal agents do it all the time. And honestly, Im not sure how they treat paintball guns. Maybe they found it in an X-ray and confiscated it, thinking it was a real gun. What should have happened is that the bag should not have been tagged (if it was indeed tagged) since the painball gun is not really a firearm.

Even if there was no tag, any bag is fair game for a dishonest baggage handler. Same thing happens with mail all the time in the post office.