[cajungirl]

Well, it is obvious that someone on board should be armed,,just seems to me the pilot may be busy during the time that the arms need to be used. And he has his back to the plane. Wouldn't someone in the cabin do better with the arms,,,that seems to be common sense to me. Someone riding shotgun who can watch the damn cabin. I mean don't pilots like turn knobs, pull down levers, watch out the window, watch the gas gauge?

[San Jacinto]

Top Five Reasons Canadian Pilots Will Not Carry Guns:

5. A pilot might be mentally unstable and should not be trusted with something so dangerous as a gun.

4. What if the gun snuck out of its holster while the pilot was busy and shot someone?

3. A flight atttendant might see a gun in the pilot's pocket and mistakenly believe he is sexually aroused, resulting in a case of sexual harrassment.

2. Recognizing an old friend, a passenger might say, "HI, Jack!", and be shot on the spot.

AND THE NUMBER ONE REASON CANADIAN PILOTS WON'T CARRY GUNS:

1. PILOTS MIGHT HIJACK THEMSELVES TO CUBA!