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Perhaps the cabin crew should be allowed to carry, but then, that might create a whole new set of problems. Between serving coffee and tea and fetching pillows and blankets, the enemy could strip the crew member of his or her weapon.

No way on the cabin crew for firearms. I could see pepper spray or maybe a personal stun weapon of some sort, but firearms? No way. I DO think all cabin crew should take a good course in self defense and I'd be tempted to recommend Aikido, because it is defensive in nature really works well in tight spaces and especially well if somebody grabs hold of you. That reminds me, it's almost time for my Aikido class......If you want a good example of Aikido in the movies look at Steven Segal. He's also a collector of custom .45's and I hear in gun community circles that he's a good shot. However, his personal life leads one to think of him as a jerk. Still "Above the Law" was pure Aikido. Some of his later movies emphasized strikes too much and there's not much of that at all in Aikido.