Of course the useful idiots will say that a single stray bullet would catastrophically depressurize the cabin and cause the airplane to crash.
Really. They think that...
See what a single bullet can do????
Of course the useful idiots will say that a single stray bullet would catastrophically depressurize the cabin and cause the airplane to crash.
Really. They think that...
See what a single bullet can do????
This is a picture of an Aloha Airlines flight that had catastrophic fuselage failure. Aircraft fuselages are constantly being pressurized and depressurized every time they takeoff and fly. These are called cycles. If you take a piece of aluminum and bend it and unbend it over a period of time the metal will fail. This is metal fatigue. The Aloha fleet underwent lots of cycles from the many short hops they made around the islands. Despite the major fuselage failure the aircraft was still flyable and returned to land minus those passengers that neglected to fasten their seatbelts while seated.
Back to the original premise if you took a large bore handgun and fired a shot through the fuselage the air would begin to leak out, not a rapid decompression. If you took out some duct tape and put over the hole the depletion of air would cease. I think most Air Marshalls pack their guns loaded with anti-hijack ammo in the first few rounds. Even if they don't they probably aren't shooting armor piercing rounds so the average terrorist could easily absorb and deplete the energy without any problems. Maybe Myth Busters will do an episode on this one.