Arming pilots
For many years the question has been asked, “is arming pilots a good idea?”. I personally believe that pilots should be but others may argue differently. The idea of arming pilots today isn’t a topic that was always thought of. As a matter of fact, the idea was proposed after the attacks on the World Trade Centers on September 11, 2001. Before those attacks were carried out, the idea was unheard of. After the attacks however, this was an idea a lot of people were on bored with. For example, after an interview with ABC News, Union President Cpt. Duane Woerth said “This is a real threat that needs a real solution in real time”. Cpt. Woerth continued to state that he would ask congress to “change
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He goes on to say that they would “ultimately be deputized as law enforcement officials.” Some have argued that this is over the top and unnecessary. Most argue that firearm and situation training would be enough for pilots as it is.
Borquez Another topic that is brought up is the problem with firing a weapon on board of the plane. The problem with firing a weapon on the plane while in flight is puncturing the main cabin. If a hole was punctured in the main cabin it would cause depressurization problems. If a couple of bullets were to puncture the plane it would be no problem, especially because the plane would not lose pressure in the cabin at an alarming rate. But if one of the planes windows were shot out then that would be a problem. With the cabin depressurizing, many objects would be immediately sucked out towards the window and, if the passenger sitting next to said window isn’t wearing their safety belt, they could also be sucked out of the window. This does have a small chance of happening but it still is a possibility. This has been taken into consideration and has been decided that different types
For many years the question has been asked, “is arming pilots a good idea?”. I personally believe that pilots should be but others may argue differently. The idea of arming pilots today isn’t a topic that was always thought of. As a matter of fact, the idea was proposed after the attacks on the World Trade Centers on September 11, 2001. Before those attacks were carried out, the idea was unheard of. After the attacks however, this was an idea a lot of people were on bored with. For example, after an interview with ABC News, Union President Cpt. Duane Woerth said “This is a real threat that needs a real solution in real time”. Cpt. Woerth continued to state that he would ask congress to “change
regulations” …show more content…
He goes on to say that they would “ultimately be deputized as law enforcement officials.” Some have argued that this is over the top and unnecessary. Most argue that firearm and situation training would be enough for pilots as it is.
Borquez Another topic that is brought up is the problem with firing a weapon on board of the plane. The problem with firing a weapon on the plane while in flight is puncturing the main cabin. If a hole was punctured in the main cabin it would cause depressurization problems. If a couple of bullets were to puncture the plane it would be no problem, especially because the plane would not lose pressure in the cabin at an alarming rate. But if one of the planes windows were shot out then that would be a problem. With the cabin depressurizing, many objects would be immediately sucked out towards the window and, if the passenger sitting next to said window isn’t wearing their safety belt, they could also be sucked out of the window. This does have a small chance of happening but it still is a possibility. This has been taken into consideration and has been decided that different types