Hollings' refusal of 9-11 widow's gun testimony triggers media attention Saturday, July 27, 2002 BY SCHUYLER KROPF Of The Post and Courier Staff The story of the South Carolina senator who said "no" to the widow of the 9-11 airline pilot is fast gaining national attention. Democrat U.S. Sen. Fritz Hollings rejected a request by Ellen Saracini to testify at Thursday's Senate hearings in favor of letting airline pilots be armed in the cockpit. Her husband, Richard, was the captain of United Flight 175, the second plane to crash into the World Trade Center on Sept. 11. Hollings, D-S.C., opposes...