in the states a large proportion of the public have guns for personal protection...these are not criminals/drug dealers bad people etc etc.plus they actually know how to use them.
i reckon the way to go is sky marshalls.one in the jump seat and more in the cabin.the main reason this is not happening is cost....how much do you think another repeat of 9/11 would cost the airline industry?and while your at it why not let the pilots have one as well.we have to deter these guys somehow and as long as they perceive our ground security to be suspect,which appears to be the case, they will continue to attack us.
the head of security at Baa admits that only 90 pct of 'generated'
guns are spotted by screening staff at major uk airports, the explanation given is that we are only human...great...with each x- ray machine having at least 1 spoof gun generated every 20 minutes 24 hrs a day.do the maths yourself.this is a serious problem.
this reminds me of the old argument against arming our police forces...sounds great but in reality the bad guys have a field day!
wake up and smell the coffee..we need positive action and fast.