True. But when would this happen? Only when a pilot draws a gun. When would the pilot draw his gun?
When the plane is in danger of being hijacked!
So, is it better to let the plane be hijacked (and used as a guided missile) than to risk the one-in-a-thousand chance of a wayward shot puncturing the ceiling and bringing the plane down? But if the hijacker is planning to bring the plane down anyway, into a building, then what is the down side of having it crash at a random place - probably unpopulated - anyway?
I just don't understand the obstinate objections to letting pilots carry guns. The logic and scare stories just don't hold up and it seems like grasping at straws to me. What can I say.
Neither do I. I say arm the pilots.
BTW my "God forbid" remark in post #3 was meant to be sarcastic. I forgot the sarcasm tag.
My stepdad really did, however, point out the risk in puncturing the fuselage.
foreverfree