"Ted Huffmire" wrote in message
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Why don't airliners have parachutes for every passenger?

In most airline accidents, even the floating seat cushion doesn't do any
good. Parachutes would be a waste of money and useful load.

If guns are allowed in the cockpit, then isn't it possible for a dishonest
pilot
to hand the gun to someone else past the security checkpoint at the
airport?

See Tim's reply. By the way, allowing guns in the cockpit isn't what allows
the potential for abuse. There are numerous employees that work in and
around airliners who could get a gun onto an airliner, with or without
security checkpoints.

Airline security is there to make you feel better, nothing more. It's not
possible to prevent a determined individual or group of people from doing
harm, not while retaining anything remotely close to a reasonable quality of
life.

Pete