>>>>>Last time I was at the airport there was this perspex box at the check-in, full of innocuous stuff like 2 inch nail files, nail clippers, etc. It was unbelievable. If someone were to take over my plane with a nail file, and intended to fly it into a skyscraper, I think I'd take a chance on taking one in the guts in tackling him, don't you? :-)
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>>>>In the US, an Air Marshall would probably hit him with a stun gun, if I was travelling on department business, he would get to look down the barrel of a .40 cal. Otherwise, yep, I ain't afraid of no nail file (unless it's being held by a woman)!<g>
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>>>Just wondering if shooting guns in midflight is such a good idea....
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>>>jml
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>>It depends on the circumstances. Of course, if you go back and re-read my statement, you'l see I said "he would get to look down the barrel of a .40 cal.". That's a little different than saying I would shoot. At close quarters, I doubt I would miss anyway. The most probable scenario would be a surrender.
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>You know as well as i do John...once you draw a gun you must be prepared to shoot it...and i assure you Hollywood is wrong when it comes to shooting guns in pressurised env...<s>

And I know better than you that I've pulled my gun thousands of times and never shot anyone. The odds are that I wouldn't have to, but I've ALWAYS been ready to do so, as a last resort. Fortunately, I've never had to, even after being shot at 6 times.