maybe what the ALPA has to say would be of some interest...
[url=http://www.alpa.org/internet/news/2002news/nr02017.html]look here[/url]
'course for some of you doubters, we could concede that there were in fact a million moms at the march, ....how's that for ya ?
this is a step in the right direction for our rights
previous to 911, the pilots would have been passive to the threat (the hijack outcome *had* always been for $ or a political prisoner exhange, etc.) and the security did *not* fail. you could cary a pocket knife, nail clippers, a box knife, etc. only since 911 has all that changed.
the FAA will expect the passengers to thwart any hijack attempt, (yeah right, where's my SwissArmy knife - back at the terminal building). the arming of pilots creates a new dimension of security and expression of rights with a very large number of supporters.....hopefully all of the readers of this board.