There is progress being made after all...
From the latest issue of Avweb:
GUNS ALOFT, CONTINUED: Yesterday, bipartisan legislation that would create a test program allowing up to 1,400 airline pilots to carry firearms in the cockpit was approved by the U.S. House Subcommittee on Aviation.
The legislation would authorize a two-year testing period
during which 250 airline pilots would be deputized to carry weapons. At the end of the two-year period, the program would be reviewed and could be expanded to include up to 1,400 pilots. Preference would go to pilots with experience in the military or law enforcement.
NOTE: AVweb's NewsWire at <
http://avweb.com/n/?25b> includes the complete text of the proposed legislation, HR-4635, the "Arming Pilots Against Terrorism Act."
