The Firing Line Forums - View Single Post - Should We Be Able to Board a Commercial Airplane With a Gun?

johnwilliamson062 · April 13, 2013, 08:35 PM

even if you shoot and hit your target the pass through could cause big problems.
To shoot on a plane I have to assume the target is armed with a gun. Hard to be sure his bullets aren't going somewhere bad.
Planes are pretty small. It isn't that easy to get far enough away from everyone to where a firearm is a huge advantage.

Frangibles absolutely necessary and I don't even like it with that caveat. SOme idiot always leaves an FMJ in the chamber, right?

Maybe it shouldn't be a federal law, but I wouldn't want to fly on an airline that allowed it.

April 13, 2013, 08:35 PM	#7
johnwilliamson062 Junior member Join Date: May 16, 2008 Posts: 9,995	even if you shoot and hit your target the pass through could cause big problems. To shoot on a plane I have to assume the target is armed with a gun. Hard to be sure his bullets aren't going somewhere bad. Planes are pretty small. It isn't that easy to get far enough away from everyone to where a firearm is a huge advantage. Frangibles absolutely necessary and I don't even like it with that caveat. SOme idiot always leaves an FMJ in the chamber, right? Maybe it shouldn't be a federal law, but I wouldn't want to fly on an airline that allowed it. Last edited by johnwilliamson062; April 13, 2013 at 09:01 PM.