[69ConvertibleFirebird]

The TSA has designed the program to deter participation...

Typical liberal government agencies. If you don't like the law that congress passed, that you MUST implement and let people follow, make it impossible to follow it.

[twigs]

Unfortunately, the airline pilot unions are actively urging their members to vote against Pres. Bush in the upcoming election. I go to church with a pilot and he supports the president, although he agrees with some of the problems the union has with him.

[Probus]

TSA is a joke, they solve nothing, they have stopped HOW MANY terrorist incidents? They have allowed HOW MANY weapons on planes? They have inconvenienced and violated the rights of HOW MANY million travelers? They are not law enforcement, they are not armed, they are not about to allow anyone with any authority (or common sense) to travel armed. T.S.A.= Thousands Standing Around

[Hunble]

Ah heck, just fly in a private airplane and you can carry all the weapons you want.

Private pilots are not allowed to charge money for their services, but they are permitted to share expenses.

In other words, if you pay for the airplane, gas and other costs, a private pilot is allowed to fly you to your destination.

No TSA security hassles. No long drives to a hub airport and being forced to pay outrageous parking fees.

Make friends with a local pilot and learn how to enjoy flying once again.

[joesnuffy]

Trust pilots with the lives of a few hundred passengers with an aircraft but not a handgun?
Considering that most of these guys are current or former military as well many fighter or bomber pilots....
The federal govt. running a program like run all their programs...100% SNAFU

[Joe Brower]

[rogator]

Sounds like the TSA needs a new boss.

[gaijin]

The head of TSA serves at the pleasure of the President, who could easily fire him for this state of affairs. We can lay responsibility for this state of affairs at the feet of the President.

[JETDRVR]

Good post! this is a problem. IMHO I fully support armed sky marshals.....in the back with the pax , where the shooting(God forbid if any) will occur. My disagreement with arming pilots is this....Who is going to fly the airplane??? We are forgetting the #1 rule every single aviator of any type learns in case of emergency.......FLY THE AIRPLANE.

[no_problema]

most libs don't know we're at war.

many libs are still in their jammies and sucking their thumbs--that's what life in america has given them.

and, they're not going to give it up easily, reality or not.

[azhenfud]

"The weapon needs to be re-secured in the locked box if the cockpit door is open,"

That's just like the assinine feds to propose something as useless as teats on a boar hog.

[Doomonyou]

"The TSA has designed the program to deter participation and they're being successful,"

Of course! No federal agency wants any program that demonstrates the effective use of a firearm as a means of defense or as a deterrent against personal attack or violence.

It is not in the interest of the feds to show the masses that guns are an effective tool against terror or oppressive government, that would be a direct attack on their monopoly of power, can't have the serfs thinking they can survive without the help of big brother.

If the feds thought that they could get away with it, they would ban and confiscate all firearms immediately.

[dr_who_2]

Even a snake has sense enough not to bite its own tail. Not so with the federal government.