Yes, many pilots are now armed. Airport screening might catch a terrorists, although none have been caught by airport screeners yet.
A better way to protect air travelers is to profile. A better way yet is to keep Arabs off the airplane. An even better way is to keep Arabs out of the country.
I was using Sarcasm to make my point that we are doing stupid things in the name of political correctness.
All Arabs? Including the Christian ones?
Like, Danny Thomas, Tony Shaloub, Selma Hayek?