Originally Posted by
WorldLux
I don't think that any police officer should be carrying a firearm while handling a situation in an airplane because 1) it's difficult to use it with lots of passengers around and 2) it's easy for a 'bad hombre' to take it.
Wouldn't be tasers airside be enough?
PS: Too many UA3411 threads lately...
In any other airport/city the officers boarding the flights are carrying firearms.
Also no a taser is not enough. There is a good phrase for this one "Never bring a knife to a gun fight"
The TSA has a failure rate of finding firearms and other prohibited items 95% of the time which means guns airside with people who shouldnt have them is a very real possibility. When the failure rate of TSA is at 0% and there is an absolute guarantee that NOBODY has firearms airside then yes tasers become enough.