Bush Administration Plans Test Program of Guns in Cockpit

AP via TBO ^ | Sep 4, 2002 | Scott Lindlaw

[Blood of Tyrants]

If you would have paid attention, you would have heard earlier this week that Dasshole has already announced plans to bring this up for vote next week. And like the majority of Bush's federal judiciary nominees, this would easily pass the full Senate. Even gun hater Barbara Boxer is on board this one.

[Mulder]

Bush is a socialist.

Others have called him a 'statist', which is even more accurate.

[Mulder]

Don't be surprised if this proposal contains making these 2% of the pilots federal employees, or bestows some authority on them, like "temporary acting air marshal".

You see, peasants can't carry only. Only the annointed knights of the federal gov't.

[NittanyLion]

Well, it's a start. Usually incrementalism seems to work in the other direction. Although I sure wish the GOP would've been in front of the issue, instead of reacting to pressure from Boxer and Daschle.

[GOPyouth]

I'm content with this small scale test. I'm torn on the issue or arming all pilots. 2 issues have risen on this thread. 1. Should every single pilot be armed immediately? 2. Is Bush a Socialist?

1. I think arming every single pilot right now is a mistake. Do we arm a pilot that has a drinking problem? Who comes to the cockpit drunk? I don't think all pilots are prepared to handle that responsibility of firing a gun, while at the same time protecting the passengers.
2. These extremist comments about Bush being a Socialist are just that...extreme. To some, this guy can't do anything right unless he secedes from the Union and destroys all government.

[Shooter 2.5]

plans to bring this up for vote next week.

Really? Seriously? Next week? Little tommy promised?

The end of that week is when I take my CCW class for the third time. I'll try to Freepmail you so that you can tell me what kind of progress the dems, that you so trust, are making with this.