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10-22-2001, 07:06 AM
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Mesa Airlines announced Friday that they are arming pilots with stun guns in this article.
What's the opinion of ITYT users about this issue? Daniel _________________ Daniel A. Baker -- dbaker@ityt.com -- web page 
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10-22-2001, 07:06 AM
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Mesa Airlines announced Friday that they are arming pilots with stun guns in this article.
What's the opinion of ITYT users about this issue? Daniel _________________ Daniel A. Baker -- dbaker@ityt.com -- web page
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#3
10-22-2001, 11:31 PM
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I hear all this talk about hollow-point bullets or exploding bullets that vaporize when hitting metal, but really, is that something that you want to have on a plane? So if the plane depressurizes we are most likely not going to be sucked out like in the movies, but still, how about hitting some of the wiring, circuitry, or the worst, my luggage stowed below. Plus potential skyjackers could wear Kevlar fiber jackets and not have to worry about being shot. As for stun guns, do you really want the pilot to come out of the cockpit to subdue an individual? I’d rather the passengers deal with anything; so at most, give the flight attendants stun guns, but we don’t need a plane armed to the teeth as one Texas man on a radio talk show suggested: “Let everyone carry guns onboard, that way no one has an advantage.”
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10-22-2001, 11:31 PM
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I hear all this talk about hollow-point bullets or exploding bullets that vaporize when hitting metal, but really, is that something that you want to have on a plane? So if the plane depressurizes we are most likely not going to be sucked out like in the movies, but still, how about hitting some of the wiring, circuitry, or the worst, my luggage stowed below. Plus potential skyjackers could wear Kevlar fiber jackets and not have to worry about being shot. As for stun guns, do you really want the pilot to come out of the cockpit to subdue an individual? I’d rather the passengers deal with anything; so at most, give the flight attendants stun guns, but we don’t need a plane armed to the teeth as one Texas man on a radio talk show suggested: “Let everyone carry guns onboard, that way no one has an advantage.”
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#5
10-22-2001, 11:34 PM
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A jet can withstand multiple bullet holes in the airframe and operate nominally.
See: I did not know that... aircraft trivia: in ITYT's "Potpourri" forum.
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#6
10-22-2001, 11:34 PM
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A jet can withstand multiple bullet holes in the airframe and operate nominally.
See: I did not know that... aircraft trivia: in ITYT's "Potpourri" forum.
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#7
10-22-2001, 11:41 PM
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Not if it goes into something critical (like a fuel cell)
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10-22-2001, 11:41 PM
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Not if it goes into something critical (like a fuel cell)
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10-23-2001, 06:20 AM
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Yeah, the fuel lines run right under the cabin floor IIRC.
Get real. An airplane is a pressure vessel. If you loaded a handgun with delrin bullets they would not only not go through the wall, they would not go over 10 feet or so. So you give pilots revolvers with 6 shots of delrin and they can shoot close range. if they miss, nothing happens.
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10-23-2001, 06:20 AM
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Yeah, the fuel lines run right under the cabin floor IIRC.
Get real. An airplane is a pressure vessel. If you loaded a handgun with delrin bullets they would not only not go through the wall, they would not go over 10 feet or so. So you give pilots revolvers with 6 shots of delrin and they can shoot close range. if they miss, nothing happens.
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