Once again, I get the impression that some of you out there think pilots are too stupid to be able to use a tool called a gun in order to protect the aircraft. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Alireza Alivandivafa" <DEmocrat2n@xxxxxxx> > > > > Military pilots go through basic training, are trained to use their side > arms > > much more than these pilots, would never fire their guns in their planes > and > > only have them for the chance that they bail in hostile territory. > Commercial > > pilots would be carrying guns in huge, pressurized tubes, full of PAX, > that > > will be substantially harder to fly with a hole shot in them. > Additionally, > > there are as many as 400 PAX on the plane who are in danger if you have a > gun > > fight on a loaded plane.