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The TSA, which has declined to disclose the number of armed pilots, revealed in a recent budget document that 10.8% of airline crewmembers were authorized to carry guns.
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www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/2008-03-31-armed-pilots...
www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/2008-03-31-armed-pilots_N.htm
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GoodOlClint, on 03/17/2009, -31/+139FTA: "Since Mr. Obama's election, pilots have told us that the approval process for letting pilots carry guns on planes slowed significantly. Last week the problem went from bad to worse. ... diggduggjoe, on 03/18/2009, -20/+75Very simple, guns were allowed post 9-11, and the number...
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digg.com/politics/Obama_secretly_ends_program_that_let_...
digg.com/politics/Obama_secretly_ends_program_that_let_pilots_carry_guns
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The Obama administration has no plans to end a program that trains commercial airline pilots to carry guns and thwart terrorist attacks, and in fact is seeking to expand resources for oversight and training, government officials and pilots organizations say. ... The editorial cited information from pilots it did not name,
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www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/mar/24/gun-program-fo...
www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/mar/24/gun-program-for-pilots-set-for-expansion-officials/
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We have such an abhorrence to guns that we fail to allow the good people to arm themselves for defense. ... Yet, numerous federal agencies are allowed to carry a gun on commercial airlines, ... My training at Front Sight far exceeds anything the federal government offers to these agencies." Donovan continues, "If we, as pilots,
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gunowners.org/op0135.htm
gunowners.org/op0135.htm
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I think airline pilots should be allowed to carry guns as long as they are fitted with rubber bullets. The first thing that needs to be done is the construction of new cockpit doors.
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surveycentral.org/survey/9401.html
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Q: Is it true that Obama is dropping the federal safety program that allowed pilots to carry guns? A: No, the program is not being ended, according to the ... Q: Is it true that Obama is dropping the federal safety program that allowed pilots to carry guns?
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www.factcheck.org/askfactcheck/is_it_true_that_obama_is...
www.factcheck.org/askfactcheck/is_it_true_that_obama_is_dropping.html
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The three pilots who favor allowing pilots to choose whether to carry guns respond: ... WRONG! Pilots should be allowed to carry guns because government has no business prohibiting it.
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www.freerepublic.com/focus/fr/695502/posts
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yea cause i mean if someone gets in the cockpit just shoot them bastards and a lot of Military pilots carry pistols with them when they go on missions ... Pilots should be allowed to protect themselves, espicially with the threat of hijackers...
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www.sodahead.com/question/69058/
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After the September 11 attacks, commercial airline pilots were allowed to carry guns if they completed a federal-safety program. No longer would unarmed pilots be defenseless as remorseless hijackers seized control of aircraft and rammed them into buildings.
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wizbangblog.com/content/2009/03/17/barack-obama-ending-...
wizbangblog.com/content/2009/03/17/barack-obama-ending-progam-that-allows-pilots-to-carry-guns.php
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