Originally Posted by
Sailvi767
No US pilots were or are carrying personal weapons on the flight deck. There is a Federal program where a pilot goes through fairly extensive training and becomes a Federal Flight deck officer. They carry a government issued weapon.
Thanks for clearing that up (I had for sure remembered that incorrectly). It makes far more sense for a program like that to have a government issued weapon (and other provisions) than not to.
It would not be a means to deal with the topic of this thread, in any case.