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MORE GUNS, LESS TERRORISM? (guns on planes)
NY POST ^ | January 11, 2004 | LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Posted on 01/11/2004 9:51:50 AM PST by Liz

Edited on 05/26/2004 5:18:30 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

As John R. Lott Jr. notes ("Getting Air Security Right," Opinion, Jan. 6), it makes no sense to say an F-16 can shoot down a passenger jet, but we can't allow armed pilots because it is too dangerous.

As commander of a potential missile, loaded with explosive fuel, a commercial pilot is already in charge of a lethal weapon. By inserting ourselves inside said missile, we've already put our lives into his hands. And we're worried about a gun in the cockpit? Some 70% of pilots have served in the military and are quite familiar with the use of firearms.


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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Editorial; Extended News; Government
KEYWORDS: airlinesecurity; armedmarshals; armedpilots; bang; banglist; johnlott
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To: JesseHousman; Liz
JesseHousman asks: "What was the problem, pray tell William, with #13?"

Justifiably unappreciated mis-attribution.

The line of asterisks in the posted article caused me to mistakenly read the content after the asterisks as if they were comments of the poster. They are not. They are the second of two "letters to the editor".

21 posted on 01/11/2004 1:57:21 PM PST by William Tell
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To: William Tell
Unfortunately, I thought the same thing.

Too bad Liz didn't add a comment or two to her posting.

Unfortunately, she cleared up all the confusion with her subsequent comments.

22 posted on 01/11/2004 2:06:40 PM PST by JesseHousman (Execute Mumia Abu-Jamal)
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To: William Tell
Unfortunately, I thought the same thing.

Too bad Liz didn't add a comment or two to her posting.

She cleared up all the confusion with her subsequent comments.

23 posted on 01/11/2004 2:07:16 PM PST by JesseHousman (Execute Mumia Abu-Jamal)
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To: JesseHousman
Hiccup.
24 posted on 01/11/2004 2:07:36 PM PST by JesseHousman (Execute Mumia Abu-Jamal)
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To: JesseHousman
...my fear is that a crew member might be tempted to open the cockpit door in an attempt to manage the disturbance.

Fear is not to be used in deciding how to defend against terrorist scum.

However, it is the writer's fear that firearm owners have been right all along that causes such opposition to a logical course of action.

25 posted on 01/11/2004 2:15:26 PM PST by Erik Latranyi
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To: Liz
Schwarz is a fool and, likely, a coward.
He presents no evidence that firearms in the cockpit will make the flight MORE dangerous and there is a good reason to believe that that they might make the flight safer. Therefore pilots should be armed.

I like the idea of arming the flight attendents too, if just with stunguns and collapsable batons. Might need to evaluate the flight attendants, though.
26 posted on 01/11/2004 2:21:46 PM PST by Little Ray (Why settle for a Lesser Evil? Cthuhlu for President!)
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To: Erik Latranyi
WE ARE WINNING!!!!!

For years, conservatives have said "have faith in the people".

For years, conservatives have supported small gov't and more citizen involvement.

For years, conservatives have said that the true solution to so many of our problems is not more gov't, but an informed, active public.

It is coming true today.

Flight 93. The citizens fight back.

The Shoe Bomber. Restrained by citizens.

Sadaam Hussein -- intel from Iraqis.

It is the people that will win this war on terror. We will stop the next attack---if we get involved and not allow ourselves to be complacent and weak.

Guns in the cockpit --- HELL YES!

Guns everywhere! Let's get the reciprocity bill passed ASAP so citizens can be armed and stop the next attack.
27 posted on 01/11/2004 2:23:05 PM PST by Erik Latranyi
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To: Liz
"my fear is that a crew member might be tempted to open the cockpit door in an attempt to manage the disturbance.

Legislation and public policy should be based on truth, not irrational fear, which is at the root of far more evil than guns could possibly ever be.

28 posted on 01/11/2004 2:39:00 PM PST by Imal (Truth is a balm to the righteous, and a poison to the wicked.)
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To: Liz
What advice would Mr. Schwarz have for a pilot when the plane is attacked half-way across the Atlantic Ocean?
29 posted on 01/11/2004 3:46:05 PM PST by OldPossum
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To: Erik Latranyi; *bang_list

"The militia of these free commonwealths, entitled and accustomed to their arms, when compared with any possible army, must be tremendous and irresistible. Who are the militia? Are they not ourselves? Is it feared, then, that we shall turn our arms each man against his own bosom. Congress have no power to disarm the militia. Their swords, and every other terrible implement of the soldier, are the birth-right of an American ... the unlimited power of the sword is not in the hands of either the federal or state governments, but, where I trust in God it will ever remain, in the hands of the people." --Tench Coxe; Pennsylvania Gazette, February 20, 1788

30 posted on 01/11/2004 6:52:08 PM PST by TERMINATTOR (DON'T BLAME ME! I Voted for McClintock)
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To: William Tell
"Have we learned nothing from Flight 93? If terrorists threaten us, then we must fight them and kill them."

Yes indeed! And you'd better be quick about it, else the U.S Government will have their F16 kill all of you.

31 posted on 01/11/2004 7:05:32 PM PST by Bob Mc
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To: GladesGuru
""There is no more pathetic example of a man, no more worthless waste of masculinity, than a man who will not protect himself and those weaker than he. Only fools, cowards, criminals and terrorists are afraid of good men with guns."

Search4Truth 01/04/2004

32 posted on 01/11/2004 7:07:23 PM PST by Bob Mc
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To: Wilhelm Tell
Very good analogy!
33 posted on 01/12/2004 6:54:58 AM PST by Travis McGee (----- www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com -----)
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