> Anti American - I think a lot of you are missing or confusing the point. I think the majority of posters here are expressing an ANTI-GUN opinion not an Anti-American one.
In my opinion, firearms should not be allowed onboard any flight, whether or not the people carrying them are considered to be suitably trained or not. In this case the crew were lucky, next time an 'accident' like this happens someone might cop one in the face.
I feel that the security on the ground has to be where the focus is. Don't get me wrong, I think that the extremes of Biometric ID cards are a bad idea, but more thorough checks of what passengers and crew are carrying is a must, security I have seen in some airports is laughable. For sure, more thorough checks / searches may cause a considerably longer waiting time for passengers and a bit more hassle, I'm sure there would be a lot of moaners (especially here in the UK!) but, surely a longer wait on the ground is better than winding up dead?