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U.S. Won't Allow Guns in Cockpits
Josey1
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Gov't: Pilots Can't Have Guns in Cockpit
Tuesday, May 21, 2002
WASHINGTON - The federal government announced Tuesday that pilots will not be allowed to have guns in the cockpits of commercial U.S. airplanes.
The announcement came at a Senate Commerce Committee hearing by John Magaw, undersecretary for transportation security. It followed months of debate over whether arming pilots would be a deterrent to hijackers.
Government officials, airline executives and pilots group had hotly debated the topic in the months following the Sept. 11 attacks. Some airlines had said they would allow their pilots to carry weapons, while other carriers opposed the plan.
Both Transportation Secretary Norman Y. Mineta and Homeland Security Director Tom Ridge previously indicated their opposition to arming pilots.
Magaw gave no reason for his decision, which was announced in response to a question from Arizona Sen. John McCain, the top Republican on the committee. Magaw said a formal announcement will be made later in the week.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,53315,00.html
"If cowardly and dishonorable men sometimes shoot unarmed men with army pistols or guns, the evil must be prevented by the penitentiary and gallows, and not by a general deprivation of a constitutional privilege." - Arkansas Supreme Court, 1878
Edited by - Josey1 on 05/21/2002 10:39:07
Tuesday, May 21, 2002
WASHINGTON - The federal government announced Tuesday that pilots will not be allowed to have guns in the cockpits of commercial U.S. airplanes.
The announcement came at a Senate Commerce Committee hearing by John Magaw, undersecretary for transportation security. It followed months of debate over whether arming pilots would be a deterrent to hijackers.
Government officials, airline executives and pilots group had hotly debated the topic in the months following the Sept. 11 attacks. Some airlines had said they would allow their pilots to carry weapons, while other carriers opposed the plan.
Both Transportation Secretary Norman Y. Mineta and Homeland Security Director Tom Ridge previously indicated their opposition to arming pilots.
Magaw gave no reason for his decision, which was announced in response to a question from Arizona Sen. John McCain, the top Republican on the committee. Magaw said a formal announcement will be made later in the week.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,53315,00.html
"If cowardly and dishonorable men sometimes shoot unarmed men with army pistols or guns, the evil must be prevented by the penitentiary and gallows, and not by a general deprivation of a constitutional privilege." - Arkansas Supreme Court, 1878
Edited by - Josey1 on 05/21/2002 10:39:07
Comments
And dont forget to give a special thanks to the anti gun congressmen who actually voted for arming pilots.
Antiguns vote for it..
Pro gun president shoots it down.
Happiness is a warm gun
"If cowardly and dishonorable men sometimes shoot unarmed men with army pistols or guns, the evil must be prevented by the penitentiary and gallows, and not by a general deprivation of a constitutional privilege." - Arkansas Supreme Court, 1878
Mudge the disgusted
I can't come to work today. The voices said, STAY HOME AND CLEAN THE GUNS!
To do less will prove that the pilots FEAR THE FEDGOV more then the hi-jackers......
God,Guts,& GunsHave we lost all 3 ??
"If cowardly and dishonorable men sometimes shoot unarmed men with army pistols or guns, the evil must be prevented by the penitentiary and gallows, and not by a general deprivation of a constitutional privilege." - Arkansas Supreme Court, 1878
PC=BS