Was reading this interesting bit the United States Government’s desire to enable pilots on International flights to carry weapons. Naturally in any article on using guns as protection there is always the twit who declares that you won’t be able to get to your weapon in time to stop the crime or some variation of that same theme.
Aviation security consultant Rich Roth said some pilots “feel better” carrying guns, but he doubts they could thwart a hijacker. “If you’re sitting in the flight deck and they get through, you have no time to do anything with a weapon,” Roth said. Source: U.S. asks to arm pilots abroad - USATODAY.com
It is folks like that security “consultant” who make our lives more dangerous than they have to be. We are supposed to remain defenseless while “security consultants” get their shit together and “save” us. Lets remember, we said we would never forget, that on Flt93 there were no “security consultants” available, no Delta Force, no Seals, no Marines…but the pilots were warned a full 5 minutes prior to the cockpit intrusion. The cockpit is a tight space and trying to rush the pilot while he unloads his weapon into your face would make for a real short hijacking attempt.
9:23 a.m.
United Airlines Flight 93 receives a warning from flight dispatch, “Beware any cockpit intrusion - two aircraft hit World Trade Center.”
9:25 a.m.
The Otis Air Force-based F-15s close the airspace over Manhattan.
9:26 a.m.
The FAA grounds all domestic flights.
The United Airlines Flight 93 pilot asks for confirmation of the 9:24 a.m. message, “Beware any cockpit intrusion - two aircraft hit World Trade Center.”
9:28 a.m.
United Airlines Flight 93 is hijacked.
A .45 with an extra clip would have gone a long way to allowing those hero’s to come home instead of crashing into a Pennslyvania farm while some 7th century thug screams Allah Akbar.
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