The Sky Marshalls proposal is a last line of defence and offers a better bet than being without them.
Not to be argumentative, but they are the second to last (third to last in the US) line of defense, the last being the future new hire in the F-Teen.
On another point, does the use of sky marshals now mean that pilots in the US (and UK) will now be allowed to start taking their nail clippers and Swiss Army knifes again or is that piece of stupidity still in force?
Nope. Even the
armed pilots can have a gun, but can't have Swiss Army Knives.......
