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Re: The *militia* saved flight 93 from a worse fate...
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Date: 
Sun, 23 Sep 2001 11:25:20 GMT
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Greetings Horst,

Well, I don't want to dive into a firearms discussion here. What I wanted to
oppose is the idea that air travel is safer when firearms are allowed to be
taken into planes by passengers.

I see that you oppose the idea.  And I see that you don't want to substantiate
such a claim.  Fine.  But I can and will (and have!) substantiated the
opposite claim.  People are in fact safer when guns are plentiful (at least in
the US -- and seemingly, Afghanistan).

Maybe a few armed policemen, conservatively clothed, but certainly not the
larger public ...

I'm not entirely opposed to sky marshals, but I'd rather the airlines supply
the guards.  That way each consumer could choose to pay or not pay for the
added security.

And how can people working in skyscrapers be more safe when people decide to
NOT pay for it?

By arming their skyscrapers, of course.  :-)

Chris



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  Re: The *militia* saved flight 93 from a worse fate...
 
Hello Chris, (...) Well, let me try and explain my rationale, then. I would say there is simply too much at stake on a plane in the air to just let anybody do with a gun as he pleases. What if a bullet hits the gas tanks? Don't you think it requires (...) (23 years ago, 23-Sep-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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  Re: The *militia* saved flight 93 from a worse fate...
 
Hello Chris, (...) Well, I don't want to dive into a firearms discussion here. What I wanted to oppose is the idea that air travel is safer when firearms are allowed to be taken into planes by passengers. (...) And how can people working in (...) (23 years ago, 22-Sep-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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