Why GA is Dying
Jim Macklin opined
Interesting fact... Between the 1930 and 1960s, airline
pilots were required to carry a gun to protect the mail.
The mailman carried a bag with a holster inside. Then LBJ's
postmaster took the guns away from the mailman and thus the
gun ceased to be required for the pilot. While pilots were
armed, several hijacking attempts were stopped. At the post
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Do you have any documentation on this? I would love to be able to use this fact!
office, no worker "went postal" until after the policy
changed and the workers did not have weapons.
Gun free zones and workplaces equal unarmed victims, easy
targets.
-ash
Cthulhu in 2005!
Why wait for nature?
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