I know the flight crews are ready, willing, and able to combat terrorists. Their lives are on the line. Many passengers, including me, would gladly join the fracas if one started.
Excellent point. Does anyone really believe that a plane full of people will still sit idly by while 5 rag heads with box cutters try to commandeer the plane? Look what happened in rural PA when Todd Beamer and his fellow passengers learned what had occurred in New York and Washington. This isn't the soft target strike it once was. Ask Richard Reid.
Owl_Eagle
”Guns Before Butter.”
Look what happened in rural PA when Todd Beamer and his fellow passengers learned what had occurred in New York and Washington. The plane still made a large, smoking heroic hole in the ground. Only the Israilis seem to understand that security is the art of detecting terrorist people, not the weapons they carry.
"Ask Richard Reid"This guy came horrifyingly close to blowing up his intended target despite the efforts of about 20 folks trying to subdue him. ONE armed pilot could have strolled up to the fracas leaned over and plinked him just once in the forehead with a handy dandy .40 cal. And then strolled back to the flight deck....