Originally Posted by SDF_Traveler
I was making a statement of personal opinion.
As there are guns on aircraft today, "fine, just sitting there":
How long until one accidently discharges?
How long until one passenger gets drunk and uses it for air rage?
How long until one passenger leaves it in the lav? (an FAM has done this) Or how about a passenger dropping it, the gun falling out of a bag? Speculation, yes, but:
Just because it hasn't happened yet, doesn't mean it won't.
Given time, it is likely to happen, as long as they continue to get through checkpoints. This shouldn't be happening and is a reflection of problems in the system.
Maybe this doesn't apply to you, but I think that the real problem is that guns have become wicked voodoo talismans to many people. Sure, guns can cause problems but they don't seem to so far, and neither have wine bottles on board been broken to form makeshift weapons, no one has slammed their laptop over anyone's head or strangulated anyone with a power cord. I'm really at a loss to know why you concerned about the one thing and not the other.
Wicked voodoo talisman, that's the problem I think. People think that guns are "evil" and they can't get beyond the visceral fear they've built up culturally.