Only once since the 11th, (pre-paid trip prior to 9/11) and not since. I want no part of the circus that passes for airline travel these days.
The gungrabbers he's got calling the shots? This business could be the fall of the Bush Presidency, if some common sense doesn't prevail here. A pilot's first and foremost concern is the safety of passengers and crew, and the 'Captain of the Ship' should be an armed individual.
It's really very simple. Just take the lefty liberal politics out of this issue, and allow the pilots, crew and passengers to defend themselves!