Sally, I'm not sure exactly how much to agree or to disagree with you. For one, this thread has revealed that armed pilots probably should be anticipated to be tasked with maintaining control of the cockpit. Although this is a secret to some of the pilots not in the program, its not likely to be such a confusion to the plotters out there. While the bad guys know what they have to plan for down to the model of firearm, that knowledge may be part of the reason they give up on trying to commandeer airliners into large groups of people and buildings.