• The true effectiveness of Air Marshals
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[QUOTE=BANNED USER;26274960]Look what I found, a proper source from the [b]SMITHSONIAN[/b] [url]http://www.airspacemag.com/need-to-know/Need-to-Know-Cabin-Pressure.html[/url] So the whole Hollywood take on explosive decompression is just silly, but it can still be harmful to passengers, but not necessarily lethal.[/QUOTE] if you read back on what i said this was what i was talking about in the first place and yes a bullet hole in a wall won't have an effect, i already said this
[QUOTE=thisispain;26274797]i don't get it[/QUOTE] ... Nevermind. Let's not fuel it anymore.
Ye-haw, lets go show them dirty muhhameds what we do to terra-ists here in the good ol' US of A. MURICA!
Isn't a low arrest rate a good thing when considering airlines? I'd be more frightened if there were [i]more[/i] arrests.
[QUOTE=Micr0;26275262]Isn't a low arrest rate a good thing when considering airlines? I'd be more frightened if there were [i]more[/i] arrests.[/QUOTE] Yes, I think that the low arrest rate is a very clear indication that the Air Marshals are being very effective.
[QUOTE=thisispain;26273790]great guns on a plane will go great if it causes explosive decompression and kills everyone on board[/QUOTE] [img]http://www.healthhabits.ca/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/myth-busted.jpg[/img]
[QUOTE=Explosions;26275641][img_thumb]http://www.healthhabits.ca/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/myth-busted.jpg[/img_thumb][/QUOTE] late 2 da party
[QUOTE=JDK721;26274956]leave it to the air marshalls to have the guns then we don't need people with CCWs carrying on planes[/QUOTE] Frankly I'd be in favor of a government sponsoring an independent researcher to test to see exactly how much of a danger pistols on a plane would be. If they conclude that they do not pose more of a danger in the air, than one the ground, then they should be allowed. I understand the urge to restrict their presence on aircraft, without a doubt, but I demand a higher standard from my government than "ooh that seems kinda dangerous, lets ban it". Personally I don't imagine a few holes are going to do much, but I don't place a great deal of faith in information gleaned from Myth Busters.
[QUOTE=GunFox;26276213]Frankly I'd be in favor of a government sponsoring an independent researcher to test to see exactly how much of a danger pistols on a plane would be. If they conclude that they do not pose more of a danger in the air, than one the ground, then they should be allowed. I understand the urge to restrict their presence on aircraft, without a doubt, but I demand a higher standard from my government than "ooh that seems kinda dangerous, lets ban it". Personally I don't imagine a few holes are going to do much, but I don't place a great deal of faith in information gleaned from Myth Busters.[/QUOTE] I trust mythbusters, but I don't trust them when the loss could mean 100's of lives
[QUOTE=thisispain;26274878]look this is getting way out of hand all i'm saying is that the danger of having a projectile weapon is real and that it's certainly not an ideal solution to have them on board[/QUOTE] The current system isn't ideal either, but the difference is that air-marshals are less intrusive and still effective.
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