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EDITORIAL: Guns on a plane (Obama secretly ends program....)
The Washington Times ^ | March 17 2009 | Washington Times Editorial

Posted on 03/17/2009 7:03:27 AM PDT by RecallMoran

After the September 11 attacks, commercial airline pilots were allowed to carry guns if they completed a federal-safety program. No longer would unarmed pilots be defenseless as remorseless hijackers seized control of aircraft and rammed them into buildings.

Now President Obama is quietly ending the federal firearms program, risking public safety on airlines in the name of an anti-gun ideology.

The Obama administration this past week diverted some $2 million from the pilot training program to hire more supervisory staff, who will engage in field inspections of pilots.

This looks like completely unnecessary harassment of the pilots. The 12,000 Federal Flight Deck Officers, the pilots who have been approved to carry guns, are reported to have the best behavior of any federal law enforcement agency. There are no cases where any of them has improperly brandished or used a gun. There are just a few cases where officers have improperly used their IDs.

Fewer than one percent of the officers have any administrative actions brought against them and, we are told, virtually all of those cases “are trumped up.”

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: banglist; bho2009; bho44; democrats; donttreadonme; guns; obama; obamaregime; obamunism; pilots; september12era; socialistblitzkrieg; terrorists; wot
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To: rockabyebaby

I saw that today. I hope it riles a lot of pilots and stewards/stewardesses for that matter. And passengers, of course. Obama did this secretly too. Not surprised.

Cordio


161 posted on 03/17/2009 12:43:06 PM PDT by Cordio
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To: buffyt

And Kennedy has been in Congress for 40 plus, while Senator Jim Demint has only been there since 2004. Time means squat.


162 posted on 03/17/2009 12:47:37 PM PDT by utahson
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To: RecallMoran
Does this include Air Force One?
All terrorist, pay attention!
163 posted on 03/17/2009 12:49:23 PM PDT by Yosemitest (It's simple, fight or die.)
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To: buffyt

But they should all be prosecuted as sexual perverts for their recent perverted behavior, led by that guy Obama. He’s the worst for screwing the American People IN PUBLIC!!!!

Yep I believe sex in public is a crime (except in New Orleans).


164 posted on 03/17/2009 12:51:50 PM PDT by blueyon (If you love your kids, dump the teacher's union)
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To: Yosemitest

I LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


165 posted on 03/17/2009 12:59:48 PM PDT by buffyt (Obama advocates a "Civilian National Security Force" He is so Hitleresque!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)
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To: buffyt

Sharia law like in Jolly Old England. Neighborhoods where the police are afraid to go like in Jolly Old England. Fear of “Asian Youths” like in Jolly Old England.

As long as we are afraid of “CAIR”, as long as we apologise when we “offend” a muslim, as long as we fold and put in foot baths, as long as we allow burkas in stores and government buildings, as long as we keep our birth rate down and watch theirs rise, the more we move toward being dominated and murdered by them.


166 posted on 03/17/2009 1:56:53 PM PDT by RecallMoran (Recall Brodhead)
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To: RecallMoran

obumpa


167 posted on 03/17/2009 1:57:40 PM PDT by Dajjal (Obama is an Ericksonian NLP hypnotist.)
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To: RecallMoran

If the pilots don’t refuse to fly, I just don’t know what to say.....they need to spit in his eye. God knows the public will support the pilots.

I am so bleeping sick of that port-a-teleprompter excuse of a president, I could just hurl.

Can’t we the people have a vote/recall/impeachment? Can’t WE demand it?


168 posted on 03/17/2009 2:00:57 PM PDT by NurseZac
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To: Rebelbase

You wrote: Capt. “Sulley” would be a good one to bring this to the attention of the American public.

THAT IS A GREAT IDEA!


169 posted on 03/17/2009 2:08:29 PM PDT by NurseZac
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To: RecallMoran

Then those flying Bambi around on AF1 and M1 should be stripped of guns.


170 posted on 03/17/2009 2:52:50 PM PDT by anniegetyourgun
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To: LibertyRocks
Maybe the method to his madness is get America naked security-wise, let the terrorists (or somebody) attack us, and then use that as an excuse to declare martial law and take absolute complete control of the country.

I hate being in a position where I'm thinking about all these tin-foil scenarios, but the present executive administration is not letting up on us. He's attempting to reach into each and every one of our lives in direct and indirect ways.

171 posted on 03/17/2009 2:58:57 PM PDT by 3catsanadog (I plan to give the new President the same respect and dignity the other side gave Bush.)
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To: RecallMoran
0goatse

172 posted on 03/17/2009 3:34:04 PM PDT by Chode (American Hedonist - Obama is basically Jim Jones with a teleprompter)
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To: lonevoice

Obama out now!


173 posted on 03/17/2009 4:47:38 PM PDT by Pride in the USA
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To: lonevoice
No sarcasm tag needed on your post.

I liked what you had to say, so I sent a reply.

The idea that 4 planes go down because the weapon of choice was box cutters is ridiculous to me.

174 posted on 03/17/2009 6:02:42 PM PDT by TYVets
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To: FourPeas
So, next Obama’ll cut funding to the Air Marshalls program?

Obama responds "What Air Marshalls program?"

175 posted on 03/17/2009 6:39:51 PM PDT by topfile
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To: RecallMoran

Everything that this man has done since entering the white house has done damage to this country. He is not on our side.


176 posted on 03/17/2009 7:28:44 PM PDT by Constitutional Patriot (Socialism is the cancer of humanity.)
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To: Carry_Okie
Bush really screwed the pooch on this one by letting Norm Mineta get away with dragging his feet.

yep. Mineta was a sickie. Totally wrong for the token-'rat-in- the-cabinet, an early Bush clinker.

177 posted on 03/17/2009 7:28:58 PM PDT by hinckley buzzard
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To: Jeff Head

All Totalitarian leaders believe in that mantra “let no good crisis goes to waste”. The Soviets and China are teaming up to take full advantage to this economic crisis to destroy or seriously undermine the U.S. Obama is going to take us willingly to our demise.

Please Conservatives stand up and fight for the USA.


178 posted on 03/17/2009 7:29:17 PM PDT by Typical_Whitey (We are living in The Night Of The Obama Zombies)
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To: hollywood359

Ping.


179 posted on 03/17/2009 7:29:46 PM PDT by MaryFromMichigan
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To: AdmSmith; Berosus; Convert from ECUSA; dervish; Ernest_at_the_Beach; Fred Nerks; george76; ...

Obama Ends 9/11 Policy Allowing Pilots to Carry Guns (The “Messiah”)
Ace of Spades | March 17, 2009 | Ace
Posted on 03/17/2009 5:54:14 PM PDT by GOPGuide
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2208724/posts


180 posted on 03/17/2009 7:30:50 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/____________________ Profile updated Monday, January 12, 2009)
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