As a law enforcement agent for the state of Maine, then for the US Government, I see guns as tools. I would not be in favor of putting a gun in the hands of an untrained pilot. It would be like putting a chain saw in the hands of a 10 year old. There is a lot more to being a gun packing law man than just having a gun, anyone could pass the physical test. It's the emotional test that is the big one. There are those who would start blazing away at the first sign of an arguement, and those who would freeze up and be as useless as a trap door in a canoe.

I say, bring back the Sky Marshals, and install some sturdy doors in the cockpit. El Al does it, and they dont have hijackers. This whole tradegy could have been avoided if there had been one Sky Pig aboard.