Boxer signs on to armed-pilot bill Anti-gun senator prefers firearms in cockpits to fighters downing planes Posted: July 10, 20025:00 p.m. Eastern By Jon Dougherty © 2002 WorldNetDaily.com A well-known anti-gun senator has agreed to support legislation that would allow airline pilots to fly armed because, she says, it is better than ordering planes destroyed by U.S. fighter jets in the event of a hijacking. Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif. Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., said at a press conference in Washington today that she is lending her support to legislation sponsored by Sen. Bob Smith, R-N.H., that would, essentially, bypass a decision made...