Zogby Poll Question: The Obama administration has quietly moved to reverse the policy of arming pilots of commercial aircraft.
US News • March 2009 • Views: 391
Administration already trying to deny, but the story appears to have legs:
Zogby:
The Obama administration has quietly moved to reverse the policy of arming pilots of commercial aircraft. The administration is doing this by diverting funding for the training program to hire more supervisory staff who will engage in field inspection of pilots - despite no recorded incidents of pilots improperly using their weapons aboard aircraft. Do you think passengers will be placed at risk by having unarmed pilots, or not?