Originally posted by: AgentJean
Careful. You better read up on the use of deadly force laws. It varies from place to place.
If it happens in Kalifornia you'll go to jail and end up paying reporations to the hijackers family for the rest of your natural life. You can retreat by jumping out of the plane after all so your not allowed to use force. You have to retreat.
If your in Florida, you'll be patted on the back, giving a "job well done" and sent on your marry way. You are allowed to stand your ground and kill anyone that is going to commit a forcible felony.
But here's the bigger question. How are you going to kill the terrorist? You have no weapon. Beleive me, if you happend to be able to smuggle a weapon on a plane that is hijacked and are able to kill the threat and get back on land alive, someone will hang you by your cojones for possing the weapon. Your a terrorist after all for carrying a nail clipper.
I think the terrorist threat would be minimize greatly if they allowed law biding citizens conceal carry on planes. Mohammed won't know which of the 200 passagners are packing heat. Could be the Marine in seat 15C or it could be the little old lady in 34B. Heck it could be the spring break crowed in row 4. Right now Mohammed knows everyone is unarmed and can't do squat but DIE.
If you wanna be true airplane security, demand that we sub contact out to El Al to handel security. They don't have terrorist problems. Reason why? They Profile. They know the 80 year old Jewish lady isn't going to blow up the plane and therefor leave her alone. They suspect 20-35 year old Mohammed though and will probe him accordingly.
I am all for responsible gun owners carrying weapons, but on a plane? Thats the stupidest suggestion I have ever heard. I don't care how responsible you are, planes are so crowded you will most likely kill innocent people with no guarantee of killing the hijacker. And did you realize the guy who tried to blow up a plane from England a while ago was white? Not just brown people are crazy.
Originally posted by: Baked
Sideline QBs are the bravest. But when the shed hits the fan, they'll panic and freeze like everybody else on plane.
If someone knows they are going to die what makes you think they are going to freeze? I would fvck teh hijacker up, even if I got shot in the process. Which I doubt would happen considering I don't think they could sneak a gun in. Even so, it would be a handgun not a rifle. Small arms fire != death for the most part.
