[supercat]

If pilots aren't armed, a cockpit door must be able to withstand more than 15 minutes of attacks by terrorists. Building a door that can resist such attacks but does not add excessive weight or cost is, to say the least, difficult. By contrast, if the pilots are armed the door need only resist an attack for long enough for one or both pilots to ready their weapon.

[The Magical Mischief Tour]

Alright…

As a pilot, my first question directed to the distinguished dumbass from South Carolina is this..

Just what are we suppose to do on those nice long 8 to 14 hr long hauls when nature calls? What am I suppose to eat, that granola bar I managed to sneak past the TSA Federal Security Nazi?

The flight deck on even the most spacious airliner, such as a 777 or 747-400 has no restroom facilities or meal storage. That would require, literally a whole new flight deck on a jet that size.

Geeeeeeeeeeeesh… TMMT