Federal Government Announces Plan for Arming Commercial Pilots

Doglips · 02-19-2003, 07:20 PM

This has the kinda of restrictions one would expect...locked case..ect. What leaves me kinda fuzzey is the "undergo psychological and background checks before" my ?? is if a piolt failed the psy test..no gun but he gets to keep flying the plane filled with people...that seems kinda stupid.

Plans Announced for Arming Pilots
Federal Government Announces Plan for Arming Commercial Pilots

The Associated Press

WASHINGTON Feb. 19 —
Commercial pilots who want to carry guns in the cockpit would have to undergo psychological and background checks before being selected for a five-day training program under a plan announced Wednesday by the Transportation Security Administration.

The first group of 48 pilots could begin training in a month, the agency said.

It said the plan is preliminary and could change between now and Tuesday's deadline for the agency to issue rules for the program, which was approved by Congress last year.

The plan calls for the training to include marksmanship, lessons on legal policies and defensive tactics, agency spokesman Robert Johnson said.

"We're focusing on their ability to be a good federal law enforcement officer in a crisis situation at 48,000 feet," he said.

After completing training, pilots would be issued a .40-caliber, semiautomatic pistol and given authority to have the weapon with them only when they're flying a commercial aircraft, Johnson said.

When going to and from the airport, they would be required to carry the holstered weapon inside a locked case inside a bag so no one could tell they had a gun, he said.

Though Congress didn't give the TSA any money to train pilots or pay for guns, the agency assembled $500,000 from various accounts for a test program. The agency has asked for $20 million to run a broader program.

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grizzly · 02-19-2003, 09:22 PM

They just get no free gun...

Here you go....

The new pilot's announcement....

Better check on Roger's gun though...

Sorry it wouldn't go but if you PM me I'll e-mail it to you...Really worth listening to....

ROTFLMAO

02-19-2003, 07:20 PM	#1
Doglips Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Cocoa Florida Posts: 9,089	Federal Government Announces Plan for Arming Commercial Pilots This has the kinda of restrictions one would expect...locked case..ect. What leaves me kinda fuzzey is the "undergo psychological and background checks before" my ?? is if a piolt failed the psy test..no gun but he gets to keep flying the plane filled with people...that seems kinda stupid. Plans Announced for Arming Pilots Federal Government Announces Plan for Arming Commercial Pilots The Associated Press WASHINGTON Feb. 19 — Commercial pilots who want to carry guns in the cockpit would have to undergo psychological and background checks before being selected for a five-day training program under a plan announced Wednesday by the Transportation Security Administration. The first group of 48 pilots could begin training in a month, the agency said. It said the plan is preliminary and could change between now and Tuesday's deadline for the agency to issue rules for the program, which was approved by Congress last year. The plan calls for the training to include marksmanship, lessons on legal policies and defensive tactics, agency spokesman Robert Johnson said. "We're focusing on their ability to be a good federal law enforcement officer in a crisis situation at 48,000 feet," he said. After completing training, pilots would be issued a .40-caliber, semiautomatic pistol and given authority to have the weapon with them only when they're flying a commercial aircraft, Johnson said. When going to and from the airport, they would be required to carry the holstered weapon inside a locked case inside a bag so no one could tell they had a gun, he said. Though Congress didn't give the TSA any money to train pilots or pay for guns, the agency assembled $500,000 from various accounts for a test program. The agency has asked for $20 million to run a broader program. Copyright 2003 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.

02-19-2003, 09:22 PM	#2
grizzly Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: PDR of IL Posts: 653	Sound like if they fail the screen They just get no free gun... Here you go.... The new pilot's announcement.... Better check on Roger's gun though... Sorry it wouldn't go but if you PM me I'll e-mail it to you...Really worth listening to.... ROTFLMAO __________________ When white man found this land, Indians were running it. No Taxes... No Debt... Plenty Buffalo... Plenty beaver! Women did most of the work. Medicine Man free! Indian men hunted and fished all the time! White man dumb enough to think he could improve system like that. "The constitutions of most of our States assert that all power is inherent in the people; that... it is their right and duty to be at all times armed." --Thomas Jefferson to John Cartwright, 1824.