[Knute]

During takeoff or landing, a pilot who wanted to go out in a blaze of glory could do so in a heartbeat. As a whole, commercial pilots are men & women of integrity and the chance of such an incident is virtually nil. Arm them. Help them to do the job they are paid to do, that is, control & fly an aircraft from Point A to Point B, prepared & trained to face any & all hazards.

[Sam Cree]

"men & women of integrity"

This is something that leftists never expect to find. That's why they need rules for every aspect of everyone's life.

When they do find integrity, they feel their authority is threatened and their instinct is to attack.

[DennisR]

Does the name "EgyptAir" ring a bell? They had a Muslim pilot who committed suicide and killed all the passengers on board by slamming his plane into the Atlantic a while ago. He did not need a gun to do that!