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trof

(54,256 posts)
Wed Feb 21, 2018, 08:41 PM Feb 2018

The FAA gave airlne pilots permission to carry firearms in 2003.

Number of hijackings thwarted by gun carrying pilots since then - 0 (zero)

Increased security at U.S. airports (no matter how idiotic some of it is) has done it.

Arming teachers is NOT the answer.

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The FAA gave airlne pilots permission to carry firearms in 2003. (Original Post) trof Feb 2018 OP
One pilot did accidentally shoot a hole in his Airbus, though. The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2018 #1
See? There ya go. trof Feb 2018 #2
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