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I should think the odds of any terrorists attempting to use planes again in the near future have gone way, way down. Just too much security to deal with to have any hope of succeeding. If they are still going to attempt anything, it will be something different, IMO. They seem to have been...

Here's a classic example of the incredible incompetence that is still going on.

Given the almost unforgivable laxness that has existed in this country relative to the hiring practices of airlines and airports (and other institutions), nothing is surprising. I think these institutions should be held criminally liable for careless hiring practices. If the CEO or a...

Probably at this point in time, anyone hijacking an airliner is doing so do great harm with it. That means that if the hijacking is successful, all passengers will be killed within a short time. It's probably worth some risk to one or two people in order to save the rest of the passengers, and...

The Tazer probably deserves investigation. Maybe for all flight crew members. On the issue of bullets piercing the hull, I believe they use some special type that doesn't do that, but rather flatten out and mess up a human body a bit. Obviously, they aren't as effective as a regular bullet...

I think Patrick has hit part of the issue right on the head. Some of these guys came on disguised as pilots. If guns were permitted for pilots, they would have come on armed with guns with no one questioning it. I certainly have no problem with the pilots blowing these guys away before they...