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The U.S. government's ruling that commercial airplane pilots will not be allowed to carry firearms in the cockpit may quiet for now the pilots' demands to be able do so. But it likely isn't the end of the issue. Not only have the pilots been pushing to carry guns in light of terrorist attacks and threats, but the Association of Flight Attendants also has suggested that its 50,000 members have access to nonlethal weapons such as stun guns, also known as tasers. That's why I recently asked bCentral's readers how they feel about allowing airline employees to have weapons on...

My apologies if this has been posted before. Follow this link to Sign Electronic Petition to ARM PILOTS petitiononline.com This petition has been a coordinated effort between the Airline Pilots’ Security Alliance (APSA), the Allied Pilots Association (APA), the Southwest Airline Pilots Association (SWAPA), the Coalition of Airline Pilots Association (CAPA), and the Independent Pilots Association (IPA).

2 months before 9-11 This is a WorldNetDaily printer-friendly version of the article which follows. To view this item online, visit http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=27647 Thursday, May 16, 2002 HOMELAND INSECURITYArmed pilots banned2 months before 9-11FAA rescinded rule allowing guns in cockpits just before terror attacks Posted: May 16, 20021:00 a.m. Eastern By Jon Dougherty © 2002 WorldNetDaily.com A 40-year-old Federal Aviation Administration rule that allowed commercial airline pilots to be armed was inexplicably rescinded two months before the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, leading aviation security experts to lay at least some of the blame for the tragedy at the feet of airlines, none of...