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Originally Posted by 340.29_m/s
What good is it in the cargo hold if all hell breaks loose on the plane? I think that it should still be accessible somehow, in the event it's needed. It should atleast be secured somewhere in the cockpit.
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Well, it is the same place that my firearm goes if I want to travel with it. The airlines all have different rules, but the TSA allows me to transport my unloaded firearm in a locked hard case in my checked baggage. Having additional firearms in the cabin and cockpit are opportunities for terrorists and the intent of the TSA is to limit those opportunities.
A plane is a dangerous place to have a firearm. If you miss, you may damage the integrity of the plane and lose cabin pressure, which would be very bad. The pilot keeps his firearm in a small lock box in the cockpit. That would be the only appropriate place to secure a firearm on the plane and it is not likely to be large enough to store more than one. Besides, a good officer is probably pretty resourceful.
