[etcetera]

Freepers need to bombard Congress and the Whitehouse with letters and phone calls complaining about Mineta and Magaw. Politicians need to see these two as liabilites, then we'll get the action we want.

[meenie]

The issue is so clear that one has to find the political reasoning for the refusal to arm pilots. The conclusion has to be that encouraging the citizenry to consider self-defense has to be put down, even if that leaves him unable to defend himself. The only explanation for that is the gov't is afraid of an armed public. Then the question must be answered, why?