Originally Posted by LEX-LGA Commuter
Absolutely agree. But when the gates are breached, a weapon is a handy thing to have.
I'm a pilot (private SEL/IFR and working on the multi) and a pretty good pistol shot. I cannot imagine trying to land a transport-class turbine aircraft and survive an armed standoff at a range of less than 2 meters (in a pressurized tube, no less) at the same time.
Arm the air marshalls and armor the cockpit door. The FFDO program is a problem waiting to happen.