"Paul J. Adam" wrote in
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In message , Jim Yanik
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Ed Rasimus wrote in
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My point exactly. Security clearance and arming individuals are
apples and oranges.

A security clearance is a form of TRUST,is it not? It says something
about a person's character.

Would an untrustworthy person be able to obtain a security clearance?

A very few have, and have done a lot of damage as a result. The
clearance routine is good but not perfect.


NO system is perfect.But because we cannot achieve perfection doesn't mean
we should do nothing.

Consider the 34 US states that allow concealed carry;the number of those
people who commit gun crimes or get their permits revoked due to gun misuse
are extremely low,fractions of one percent.They haven't gone mad and shot
up places.Vermont doesn't even require any permit,one can carry if they
wish.

Yet,people worry that pilots,many with former military service,might misuse
their weapons aboard a commercial flight.(but won't fly their plane into a
building)

IMO,they're missing the big picture.

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Jim Yanik
jyanik-at-kua.net