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Sen. Hollings Snubs 9-11 Pilot's Widow Over Cockpit Gun Stance
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| 7/25/02
| Limbacher
Posted on 07/25/2002 8:21:27 AM PDT by Tumbleweed_Connection
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To: Tumbleweed_Connection
I wonder what Hollings would be saying if one of his family members had been on one of those flights.
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07/25/2002 9:17:50 AM PDT
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unixfox
To: tenderstone jr.
Senator Hollings would rather have the plane shot down than actually have a pilot use a gun to defend himself and his passengers. As would most of the anti-gun crowd. Don't want to hear any of those stories where guns could have saved lives.
To: Biker Scum
--every time I see the word "Senator", I think of George Wills' comment on them as being able to "strut while sitting down"--
To: Tumbleweed_Connection
"And the worst-case scenario is, what do we want to wait for; a military jet to fly alongside us and have to shoot us down in case there's a problem?"Pilots are going to be armed. They'll be armed with a .45 or a F-16. With the .45, there's a chance to take out the hijackers, prevent them from taking control of the aircraft and save the passengers or you can take out the entire plane, hijackers, crew and passengers. That's the alternative. Sen Hollings, Norm Mineta and the Bush Administration are all insane. Apparently the Bushies may be coming around after they find themselves to the left of Barbara Boxer on this issue.
We should have Sen Hollings insist on disarming the Capitol Police and his own armed guards. Obviously guns are too dangerous and can't be used.
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07/25/2002 10:34:29 AM PDT
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Kermit
To: Kermit
"We should have Sen Hollings insist on disarming the Capitol Police and his own armed guards."
To: Tumbleweed_Connection
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07/25/2002 11:26:27 AM PDT
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etcetera
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