Nobody said everyone had to be armed. It should be a matter of choice. That also makes the anti's happy too as they don't have to participate, they can wait for the sidewinder. If you don't want to go through some training and HAVE THE CHOICE, you don't have to. If you are prepared to do the yards, why should you not HAVE THE CHOICE? I think some here are missing the point. If I had the choice between the sidewinder and the ability to defend myself, then I WILL go down fighting. All I would ask is that I have the tools to make it at least a possibility. The advantage of some flights being armed and some not has the added advantage of making the choices for hijackers somewhat more difficult, doesn't it? Of course, if someone HAS found that mystical all answering solution that is "less than lethal" and works, well, we are all still waiting to hear about it. Please?????