Pat Cannon wrote:
If these guys are given the responsibility to decide when and if and just how to use lethal force aboard a crowded passenger aircraft in flight, I personally would think they could be trusted to pick their own ammo. But I guess that would be way too simple.
Here is the thing - Beaurocracy is a pervasive issue - I deal all the time with the feds and state and local agencies - Here is the thing - they all have requirements that are applied across the board. Some of the policies are good and some are completely nonsensical.
You are on an airplane - people sitting in perfect rows all lined up - you have to shoot - count on hitting more than you bagain for. A light bullet going warp speed makes some sense - COM Shots are gong to be tough and all that you have is a head - it makes complete sense.
There are a lot of regs that the feds follow written by non-operational types that make absolutely NO sense whatsoever - and some that do make sense.
I can tell you this - if you are on a plane and something goes wrong - count on becoming part of the action - there is no escape and we all know what happens when we retreat (remember 9/11?) The thing is this - a firearm in that Close Quarters situation - there will be a lot of collateral no matter how you look at it.
I know a couple of sky marshalls - you better bet that if something goes wrong - there will be shooting - the best thing that you can do if caught in that situation is be still.....
Welcome to the new normal.....