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In message , Chad Irby
writes In article , "Paul J. Adam" wrote: I'm not opposed to pilots having the option of going armed as part of the security system: I _am_ opposed to flight crew armament being the entire security system. Good point, but "being the entire security system" would entail stopping airport gate security, stopping background checks on airline empolyees, and tying all passengers into their seats so nobody could interfere with possible hijackers. So allowing pilots to be armed will completely and totally fix all airline security issues? I think the contribution may be overstated, but it may also save a situation one day. There are issues to deal with but it's not a showstopper. But "better doors for the cockpit" strike me as a much more important issue, regardless of the armament of the pilots: having failed to keep the threat off the aircraft, it's better to keep the Bad Guys out of the cockpit with the option of shooting the ones who get in, than rely only on shooting them. And a better door means that many attempts won't get in at all, with only those succeeding discovering the armament, skill and determination of the flight crew (whose main job, after all, is to Fly The Damn Aircraft) Trouble is, that's more expensive and difficult to implement, even if it's also more useful. You see, the old terrorist plan included an assumption that nobody in the plane would do anything out of fear for their own lives, while the new plan has to assume that everyone on the plane will go absolutely bat**** if someone tries to hijack the plane. You noticed that too? Screw "sit still, keep your eyes down and wait until you're rescued or ransomed" now... but what's that got to do with the pilots having a handgun or two? For that matter, why can't _I_ have a handgun on an airliner? I've got the demonstrated skills and experience, and clearance out of the ears. -- When you have to kill a man, it costs nothing to be polite. W S Churchill Paul J. Adam MainBoxatjrwlynch[dot]demon{dot}co(.)uk |
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