"You can put the rule in right now and cut out all the argument about pistols and stun guns," Hollings said.
See anything wrong with the *cough* honorable Senator's statement that 'guns would not be needed as long as pilots kept cockpit doors locked while in flight? I don't believe a hijacker has to get into the cockpit to take a plane down or accomplish what they want--which is to kill a lot of people.
What happens if doors are opened in flight, or the little windows are broken out? What happens when cabin pressure is lost? Are pilots able to determine what's happening in such situations and be able to 1) even fly the plane, 2) get it to a lower altitude fast enough to save any of the passengers?