Posted
7/10/2002 08:41:00 PM
by Douglas
It's OK to trust
these people, many of which are ex-military, with a $30 million dollar plane and the lives of hundreds of people, yet they can't operate a pistol?
I'm sure they're not all for it, and by all means they shouldn't be forced to pack some heat, but jeez, what's the hold up here?
cockpit crews should focus on flying planes and let air marshals worry about security.
It's obvious that the "flight crews" have other things on their minds besides peanuts and the inflight movie.
Opponents of the legislation have expressed concern that an errant bullet could kill a passenger or knock out a critical electrical system.
An errant bullet could also kill a terrorists with a 99 cent boxcutter, or a plastic blade they got through the dector.
The debate as it sits now is what is being done now out of genuine security concerns, and what is being done as a superficial patina to calm the public.
Obviously a gun in the cockpit isn't the answer to all the world's problems, but it certainly has more pros than cons.