[sinkspur]

There was a time when it was legal to carry a gun on a plane. We didn't have hijackings then and if we allowed it again it will stop any more hijackings.

If all alcohol is removed from planes, and all flyers are given a breathalyzer before boarding, I'll agree with you.

Drunks and guns don't mix.

[Dan Evans]

If all alcohol is removed from planes, and all flyers are given a breathalyzer before boarding, I'll agree with you. Drunks and guns don't mix.

I think it's illegal in most places to drink while carrying a gun anyway -- unless you're a cop. And it shouldn't be difficult to enforce on a plane. The stewards will know who's carrying.

"What we can say with some confidence is that allowing more people to carry guns does not cause an increase in crime. In Florida, where 315,000 permits have been issued, there are only five known instances of violent gun crime by a person with a permit. This makes a permit-holding Floridian the cream of the crop of law-abiding citizens, 840 times less likely to commit a violent firearm crime than a randomly selected Floridian without a permit." ("More Permits Mean Less Crime..." Los Angeles Times, Feb. 19, 1996, Monday, p. B-5)

[Squantos]

Yep ....all air travelers are drunks........versus all air travelers are armed. Thus our current plight.....;o)

I'd gladly give up that shooter of jack for a shooter to stop getting jacked.

Hug !