Why are nail clipping files considered weapons?

[no oneder]

Yes! They once took my keychain Victorinox knife from me at the airport, the basterds.

 

[Foxbat Flyer]

im going over seas soon, and i shall pack... EAR BUDS!!! imagine the damage i can cause with them, I'll sneak up to the pilots and clean their ears when they arent looking. they wont know what hit them!

OT: This is all over the top i think

 

[dex-dex]

Calumon: They can be weapons when Jack fires his nails across the room! >.<

good point those things can kill
toe nails are ten times more deadly!
i should know i was giving someone a pedicure and i got a nail in my eye MY GOD!!!

 

[shadow741]

Maybe if you hit hard enough or if you sharpen it? I honestly don't know, but my two thumbs are weapons, just aim for the eyes.

 

[The Almighty Aardvark]

I agree, it makes very little sense especially considering that they let me bring this (http://www.slacklineexpress.com/catalog/images/Primo%20Sling.jpg) and about twenty pounds of blunt and heavy climbing equipment with me on my carry-on baggage. I'm pretty sure I could do a lot more damage with those than a measly nail clipper.

 

[Wildcard5]

Ever seen the anime "Monster"?

 

[JRShield]

Because of these guys.

 

[Phoenixlight]

Well I thought it would be rather obvious to most people, you can quite easily stab someone with it.

 

[John Smyth]

Question is would a pound of pressure break the skin? My nail file wouldn't, it blunt, but another nail file might. I don't think there is any standardisation of nail file sharpness.