Air Marshals... any volunteers?

[Bob Locke]

All pilots ought to be armed. I'd go further and have the entire cockpit crew packing heat.

I remain amazed that the people in positions of authority in the government think that ground security means anything once a plane is in the air. THAT is the place to have the means available to thwart an attempted hijacking.

 

[louie72]

sign me and my jackassed chest--rig of dual, .380acp Colt MKIV G80's, and my ankle strapped Colt Diamondback.38 with everyone else on the thread's team.

 

[Coronach]

Hmmm. Lemmee see. I like flying. Cattle class is a bit trying, but if I'm protecting the cockpit, I get to ride up front...firstclass.

I'll get to fly to lots of interesting destinations (like Cleveland)(and Wichita), get put up in hotels, and probably share the hotels with lonely stewardesses.

I get to carry a gun.

And I get PAID?

Hale yes, sign me up.

Mike

 

[Ironbarr]

I'd go, but...

they'd classify me a harmless old man.

I was thinking that all these "new recruits" will look the part - nobody over 35-40. What they really need is some old, gray-haired pipe smoker (like me)... you know, the bespectacled, grandfatherly, "girl-safe", wrinkled type.

Let's see, that should be at least a GS-14 spot, no? (Or at least a "12" with many perks).

 

[bronco61]

I'm applying tomorrow. If only ONE person on those flights were armed, we wouldn't have the problem we have now. I hate flying, but I also feared being out to sea during my 7 years in the Navy.

P.S. If they make me carry a Glock instead of a 1911....I'm not joining.

 

[jimpeel]

The lead post clearly states

No one on board a flight will know an air marshal is present except for the pilot and flight crew.

That would be the pilot, co-pilot, and navigator/engineer. Stewardesses are not "flight crew" so they cannot give up what they don't know. Now, if you're stupid enough to give yourself away ...

 

[LawDog]

Here's the perfect weapon for an Air Marshal.

Hides under a jacket, 3,000 fps at the muzzle, 0 fps at 50 metres.

http://www.hkpro.com/p7pt8.htm

And the piece de resistance: it's a P7.

LawDog