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
I've read several threads on FR debunking "explosive decompression". You might want to do a Google search on the subject.