[goldstategop]

More to the point, most commercial pilots are ex military types. They've been around guns and are familiar with handling and storing them. Its not like we need Norman Mineta's bureaucrats to teach them something they already know how to do.

[SBeck]

Most ex-military pilots who are commercial pilots flew high speed, low drag fast movers or multi-engine, large cargo planes. Therefore, they may be "familiar" with weapons but chances are they never engaged a hostile force with small arms. (Incidentally, 25% of the commercial pilot community attended my school).