and other safety considerations keep the hijackers off planes using ground security
an airplane in flight is not the place to have gun fights too many lives are at risk the first priority is to get the plane safely on the ground, anywhere then at least the passengers have a chance Most citizens of most countries enjoy the security that comes from having thrashed out land rights, territorial disputes, and the systems of law and law enforcement before firearms were invented. America is one of the few places in the West that relies on firearms as a negotiating tool. This is poor judgement. Firearms are offensive weapons not negotiating tools. Giving someone a gun escalates an already dangerous situation. Now you want the pilot to not only assure the safety of the plane but also be an effective executioner. Asking too much IMHO. Unfortunately America was taken by force and is defended by force and is unlikely ever to change. ------------------------------------------- This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. Visit our web site at: http://www.ewh.ieee.org/soc/emcs/pstc/ To cancel your subscription, send mail to: majord...@ieee.org with the single line: unsubscribe emc-pstc For help, send mail to the list administrators: Ron Pickard: emc-p...@hypercom.com Dave Heald: davehe...@attbi.com For policy questions, send mail to: Richard Nute: ri...@ieee.org Jim Bacher: j.bac...@ieee.org All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://ieeepstc.mindcruiser.com/ Click on "browse" and then "emc-pstc mailing list"
