[Skibane]

As one pilot pointed out to me last week, there are no air marshalls on cargo aircraft. Even so, many of these planes are just as vulnerable to hijacking as the passenger flights — perhaps even more so, since there are no passengers to thwart a hijack attempt. Apparently, many of these planes have pressurized cargo compartments, making stowaways a possibility. On these flights, an armed flight crew is the first, last, and only line of defense.

[boltfromblue]

From Ron Paul,TX: You might be interested to know that I have introduced H.R. 2896, "The Anti-Terrorism Act of 2001," which prohibits the federal government from not allowing pilots to carry a firearm. This way, any pilot that wants to carry while they fly - can.

[oyez]

About four years ago an attempt was made to take over a FexEx plane and crash it into the hub in Memphis by an ex employee. I say if the plane drivers want a side arm, "Fine." If they can be trusted with millions of dollars worth of airplane and cargo so be it. It time for Americans to once again be able to defend themselves.