Cub Driver wrote in
:


I don't
think it is wise at all to give guns to pilots after
minimal training.

First, the training is NOT "minimal"! It is intense and specialized.

Most American pilots now flying were trained in the military.
Furthermore, most American men have used firearms at one time or
another. The training (I think it is two weeks, for which the pilot
pays out of his pocket) is more of a refresher course for the pilots
who take it, and presumably a course in the wise use of airborne
firearms.

all the best -- Dan Ford
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I would NOT say that "most American men have used firearms" at one time or
another.Firearms are not politically correct,and far too many people grow
up in urban environments where firearms are uncommon(legal usage),and most
don't join the military anymore.Many grade schools no longer have rifle/gun
clubs.
The military was my first encounter with a firearm.

--
Jim Yanik
jyanik-at-kua.net