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Armed and dangerous The debate over arming airline pilots is not new. In fact it as been around ever since the first commercial airline took flight. Although the issue did not become widely debated until after the events of 9/11, in which terrorist took control over multiple planes and flew them into an array of United States’ targets. Since these terrorist acts many pilots and pilot organizations have begun a push towards having guns in the …

…is that there are limits on how heavy and strong the doors can be and consideration must also be given to the rescue of the pilots in the event of an accident. All the arguments for the implementation of guns in the cockpits of airliners by far out weight all the argument against it, airline pilots should be allowed the ability to defend their passengers and their planes with the use of armed deadly force.