[William Tell]

JFoxbear said: "What group of Hijackers would attempt to gain control of a Jetliner, if it became common knowledge that an armed citizenry was free to carry their own sidearms while on Airplanes?"

Exactly. I have never heard of a shooting at a gun show. There have been some suicides at gun ranges, but the only armed attack I have heard of locally ended when a customer used his own firearm to shoot the perpetrator. The owner of a local gun store wears one of those hunting vests. Gee, I wonder why?

[JFoxbear]

If the common citizen was readily armed while going about business, travels, whatever... The threat of 'Terrorism' to our 'Homeland Security' would be severely reduced.

OOOoops! Maybe that's the problem? Maybe we need a 'Bogey Man' to fear, so the Feds can protect us?