[extropy-chat] DESIGN: WTC New Architecture

Mike Lorrey mlorrey at yahoo.com
Thu Jun 30 18:06:58 UTC 2005



--- The Avantguardian <avantguardian2020 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> --- "J. Andrew Rogers" <andrew at ceruleansystems.com>
> wrote:
> 
> > For a normal commercial jet, you need something on
> > the order of the big
> > naval surface-to-air missiles to have a prayer of
> > stopping it where it
> > stands.  Whatever makes people feel protected I
> > guess...
> > 
> 
> A bigger missile is the wrong solution anyways. The
> best solution is not let the jet get hijacked in the
> first place. Since a high percentage of commercial
> pilots are ex-military any way, they should just
> require commercial airline pilots be in the reserves
> or national guard to stay in shape and issue them
> weapons permits. 

Here we call them licenses, not permits, and those are only for
concealed carry. Open carry requires no license in NH, though not in
some other states. This is the problem, is that many of the states with
the biggest airport hubs have the most heinous gun control laws (that
don't work). The patchwork quilt of carry permits/licensing across the
country places  crew and passengers in jeopardy depending on where they
land or layover.

> Who needs skymarshalls or
> anti-aircraft artillery when one of the pilots is a
> veteran reservist with a .45? How much does a
> reservist get paid for his weekend a month and two
> weeks a year? How much is a .45? You could arm every
> pilot in every airline for less than a dozen missiles.

There was a bill to allow all current and retired cops to fly armed,
but that was shot down by the anti-gun crowd. Everybody is ignoring the
fact that there was never a hijacking in the US until the FAA banned
passengers flying armed. The only requirements we should have is that
the airlines issue frangible ammo with their bags of peanuts.

Mike Lorrey
Vice-Chair, 2nd District, Libertarian Party of NH
"Necessity is the plea for every infringement of human freedom.
It is the argument of tyrants; it is the creed of slaves."
                                      -William Pitt (1759-1806) 
Blog: http://intlib.blogspot.com


		
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