Originally Posted by chartreuse
But do you even need to go that far when we get congressmen turning up with loaded firearms they forgot they had?
A loaded firearm is not a threat. A loaded firearm in the possession of somebody who intends to use it is.
Although I am no Hillary fan, if she carries a firearm for her own protection and forgets she has it in her purse, I can not foresee her suddenly remembering inflight that she has it and deciding to hijack the plane.