I stated a fact. You are the one assuming causation.It is a post hoc fallacy, yes.
Guns are now banned on airplanes. The Baader-Minhoff Gang, Cubans, and PLO terrorists are hijacking planes, so the gun ban Must have caused all this hijacking.
Post hoc, ergo propter hoc. Good call.
Both groups (passenger and cargo airline pilots) have that option; however, international flying poses problems with that.Either way, I think commercial airline pilots should be required to be armed. Probably freight pilots, too.
Obviously the US couldn't require it on international flights, just domestic.Both groups (passenger and cargo airline pilots) have that option; however, international flying poses problems with that.
Obviously the US couldn't require it on international flights, just domestic.
Pretty sure the federal government overrides New Jersey.Doesn't even work on all domestic flights either. I can legally carry a pistol in New Hampshire, Maine and Vermont, but if a flight ended up in New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Connecticut, California, or a few other states, I'm both no longer legal, and will be dealt with with extreme legal prejudice if I'm in possession of the firearm even if the flight was diverted to land in one of those states.
Also, I voted NO. Watch how the average person treats driving a car, now give them a gun in an airplane? No, please, no.
But also, for anybody worried about putting holes in the fuselage, it's an urban myth that shooting out a window will depressurize the cabin. Look at the incidents where doors have blown off or sections of roofs have come off airframes and the aircraft were able to descend and land safely (even if the ride is a bit uncomfortable for a while). A little .45-caliber hole isn't going to bother anything structural in a 95-ton airliner with redundant systems.
Guns were outlawed, but in the early years there was no enforcement mechanism other than scare tactics. I remember taking a flight to Europe in 1969. There were posters all over the place warning about not bringing guns aboard, but there were no scanners or metal detectors. So it's possible that hijackers saw this and decided to take the risk.Violent hijackings went from nonexistent to a major problem almost overnight as soon as guns were outlawed on the passenger decks of commercial flights.
Not entirely true - the constitution has already been recognized to protect a right to travel. Some restrictions on travel are permissible of course, and being a private enterprise they can decide what those restrictions are (except where those restrictions would offend the constitution). It probably becomes a balancing act where air carriers are required by regulations to maintain air travel safety with respect to their operations for all passengers and crew. Maybe this fits in with "no."I voted no. There is no place inside a plane that a bullet doesn't do unintended damage, regardless if it was fired intentionally or negligently. I would be in favor of a permit with thorough background checks to have it unloaded in your carry on rather than checked baggage. Flying on an airliner is a privilege, not a right, so I don't view it the same as other 2A environments.
Cops are covered by LEOSA. On or off duty they can carry in all 50 states although there's still some state specific regulations they have to follow.Pretty sure the federal government overrides New Jersey.
They let cops fly on planes armed and any of those cops could land or be diverted into another state. So why is the cop so special and not the pilot, who is in control of the entire plane?
Come to think of it, why are cops allowed to carry on planes for prisoner transport? I get corrections officers transporting prisoner by land- there are weapons everywhere outside the prison. But on a plane? You walk through the sterile area of an airport, then get on a plane that no weapons can get into in the air. That's as secure, if not more secure than the jail. Why doesn't the cop have to check his gun at some point before getting on the plane, so the prisoner can't take the gun?
Try it.Only if they can shoot better than me.
Basis for that?Violent hijackings went from nonexistent to a major problem almost overnight as soon as guns were outlawed on the passenger decks of commercial flights.