Another AmBush

ToogoodReports ^ | May 26, 2002 | Chuck Baldwin

[ravingnutter]

First of all, Bush has NEVER commented on this, so they need to quit putting words in his mouth. Secondly, he DID sign the law to arm pilots...

September 11 became the catalyst for the Airline Pilots Association (ALPA) to change its position, and support the right of the pilots to fly armed. Some of their members felt so strongly that they formed Airline Pilots Safety Alliance (APSA). Led by Captain Bob Guida, a New Hampshire legislator as well as an airline pilot, APSA has been in the forefront of the battle to give pilots the right to be armed.

A majority in Congress listened, and then voted for the Aviation and Transportation Security Act, which gave FAA the authority to set the standards for allowing commercial airline pilots to carry firearms into the cockpit. Since President Bush signed the legislation many in Congress have taken further initiatives to tell the FAA how they feel.

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The latest from GOA...

(Thursday, May 23, 2002) -- Great news! New Hampshire Senator Bob Smith (R-NH) has taken an important step toward protecting American aviation by utilizing pilots armed with firearms to defend themselves, their passengers, and their crew. The bipartisan Smith bill, S. 2554, was introduced today with the cosponsorship of Democratic Senator Zell Miller (GA) and Republicans Jim Bunning (KY), Conrad Burns (MT), Frank Murkowski (AK) and Strom Thurmond (SC).

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So instead of wasting trees screaming about perceived wrongs by Bush, maybe they should be contacting their Senators to support this bill.

[Tuor]

Your comments just illustrated my point.

You didn't have any point, so I'm not sure what my comments illustrated.

Tuor