[Justin Thyme]

Well, out of the 12 myths stated, 5 of them are, at a minimum, very poorly written.

Numbers 2, 3, 4, 7 and 11 all say may/might/could...and these words imply the possibility, if not the probability of something occuring. Therefore, they are not myths, but actual possibilities.

That's not even going into the fact that myths 2, 4, 10 and 11 all say very similar things (reducing the 12 myths to 8).

For the record, I am all for certain qualified, trained, and somewhat regulated people to carry firearms on an aircraft.

Also, having studied logic and philosophy (philosophy was my second major), the article is one of the poorest written rationalizations of the arguements for carrying guns on aircraft, rife with redundancy and sloppy logic.

[RichardEdward]

is this one written better?

http://www.nationalreview.com/kopel/kopel091401.shtml

Making the Air Safe for Terror:Turning airplanes into safe zones for hijackers. by dave kopel and David Petteys

[jrobb20]

You studied logic and philosophy. What field do you go into with that degree?