[StopGlobalWhining]

What immediately came to mind as I was reading this was that the TSA, and the administration in general, were never very enthusiastic about permitting armed pilots on civilian flights.

So I'm wondering if this was really an accidental or negligent discharge at all? Or was it perhaps a carefully orchestrated ploy to generate huge negative publicity (yet to come in following days I'm guessing) to kill the entire program once and for all?

I hope I'm wrong, but this just doesn't "feel" right.

If Obama or Mrs. Clinton use it as an excuse to bring the issue of "sensible" gun control into the campaign, then we will know.

[Selmore]

My sentiments exactly
I imagine the airlines would like to fill those seats with paying passengers instead of gun toting security.

[valkyry1]

I was never to enthusiastic about the program either.

[stylin19a]

Pilots could carry up until July 2001. I wonder if the 9/11 terrorists knew the the pilots were unarmed ?