[Mulder]

I'd never want to get on a plane knowing that anyone who was on there was armed.

Well, pilots flew armed for decades before the 1980s, and Federal agents and even local cops in some situations have been able to fly armed for decades.

Do you have a problem with that, or do you just have a problem with us serfs exercising that Right?

Somehow, the idea of people carrying guns into a suffocating metal tube rocketing 30,000 feet in the air for several hours while I'm in it isn't appealing.

Do have the same problem with citizens carrying guns in a crowded restaurant or shopping mall?

Perhaps if security was doing their job correctly, no one would have weapons, hidden terrorists included!

Yeah.. disarm everyone except for the government. That did wonders in Cambodia and Germany.

[TwilightXi]

Do you have a problem with that, or do you just have a problem with us serfs exercising that Right?

I just don't agree with the idea of anybody who isn't responsible for "public safety" carrying a gun. I mean, seriously people, do you carry a gun for FUN? Guns are used to blow body parts off of bodies. I don't fancy the idea of anyone not specialized in areas requiring guns carrying one around. When would it be alright to use it? Sure, if a madman is threatening to hijack a plane, sure, but what if it was a false alarm? Shoot him anyway? Shoot the people with him/her for being there? Shoot the pilot for taking off in the first place?

Do have the same problem with citizens carrying guns in a crowded restaurant or shopping mall?

Yeah, I do.

Yeah.. disarm everyone except for the government. That did wonders in Cambodia and Germany.

Would you rather everyone walk around with a loaded .32 on their hip?