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. ... Do you think 9/11 would have been worse if the attackers had used guns? On the other hand, what if any of those pilots had been carrying?
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sun-sentinel.com — Five years after the 9/11 attacks, a growing number of U.S. airline pilots are packing heat, ... So while you are willing to trust this person with a 700-ton hunk of metal traveling at 400 mph carrying 40k gallons of fuel, the thought of letting him hold a 6-round sidearm is just ridiculous?
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I got the feeling he was using the opportunity to express his displeasure with the policy of pilots carrying guns. On this, he and I share some common ground. I don't consider the FFDO program a dangerous idea so much as a not very useful one;
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www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/2008/03/28/askthepilot270/...
www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/2008/03/28/askthepilot270/index.html
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How many people believes that pilots should carry guns to stop Hi-Jackings. I agree wiht it but they check the pilots backgrounds before they could do so. *Note*- I'm not posting this to mention or disrespect the 9-11 attack.*;
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www.ghostbusters.net/disscussion/ghn/9/61260/
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They used to sell guns at the antique shops outside of town - not like gun shop guns, but rusty old ... I will ask him about the rules for PCFAs, since there seems to be differing information posted here (PCFA = persons carrying firearms - all flight crew are made aware of who these people are before the flight commences)
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www.topix.net/forum/city/pinon-nm/TOC6GT0IJS4UO2DS2
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We would not need to arm our pilots if this were not the case. As far as what our country chooses to do in our own airspace is not anyone else’s concern. Not if our safety and wellbeing are at stake.
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www.topix.net/forum/city/alamogordo-nm/TOC6GT0IJS4UO2DS...
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The bill would allow firearms for more than 70,000 pilots if they agree to be trained and certified by the federal Transportation Security Administration, or TSA. It also provides liability relief to the pilots and airlines for damage that might be caused by the use of such guns aboard planes.
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archive.newsmax.com/archives/articles/2002/7/10/194540....
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Aviation security consultant Rich Roth said some pilots "feel better" carrying guns, but he doubts they could thwart a hijacker. "If you're sitting in the flight deck and they get through, you have no time to do anything with a weapon," Roth said...
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www.usatoday.com/travel/news/2007-02-07-us-pilots-guns_...
www.usatoday.com/travel/news/2007-02-07-us-pilots-guns_x.htm
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First of all, if this editorial is true, it impacts only the ability of new pilots to go through the training. It is not alleged to have any impact on the ability of trained pilots to continue carrying guns. ... As for the ban on pilots carrying guns on board: bad, if true.
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wizbangblog.com/content/2009/03/17/barack-obama-ending-...
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