Sounds sensible to me Jim. I have always thought that guns in a
pressure cabin at height to be a little risky, but the proximity of
so many people in "cattle class" makes it an over-lethal solution.
The problem and the solution have to have some differential in risk...
My Camcane (walking stick monopod) would make a handy weapon - along
the lines of a shillelagh - but I have always fancied having a short,
heavy weapon to defeat the mugger. I can't remember what they are
called in the criminal community, but they would be termed an
offensive weapon on the streets of London, let alone at a flight
check-in.
I, too, used to carry a Swiss Army camping knife with a lock-blade
wherever I went. It was confiscated only once. I don't plan to
carry it on my person again on a flight. And I suppose the
Leatherman will have to go in the hold as well.
At 03:38 +0000 19/1/02, Jim Johnson wrote:
I'll toss in a couple of cents worth on this. I carry a gun on my
job every day, have arrest powers, and work on occasion in uniform
behind the wheel of a cruiser. I never really thought that having a
gun on board an airliner would be that useful or smart. If I had to
choose a weapon for such close quarters it would probably be a can
of foaming mace and a straight baton. A set of cuffs would be
useful, too. I see a jet as a kind of cell block with wings.
I feel strongly that the FAA and the airlines should be providing
real security on all flights. We'll probably be fed a feel-good
kind of public relations campaign instead.
Hmm, a mono-pod might be a handy thing to have on the ol' Lowe Pro....
Jim
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