Should Airline Pilots Carry Guns?

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Do Commercial/airline Pilots Carry Any Kind Of Weapon Or Firearm?

According to the TSA, over ten per cent of airline crewmembers in the US are authorized to carry guns onboard. The Federal Air Marshal Service runs a program for armed pilots as a TSA agency and estimates that 85,000 to 90,000 pilots and crew are eligible to carry a gun on domestic passenger and cargo [...]