Arms in the Sky
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the State Department are seeking permission from foreign governments to let U.S. pilots carry firearms on international flights. The idea doesn’t sit well with representatives of foreign countries where gun ownership is highly restricted.
In Sweden, for example, even trained air marshals are banned from carrying weapons aboard planes. In an attempt to compromise, the U.S. suggested that Swedish citizens trained as air marshals be allowed aboard U.S.-bound flights. No deal. “Sweden would rather not see any weapons aboard airplanes,” said the homeland security liaison at the Swedish Embassy in Washington, adding, “There’s a concern about arms and very sensitive equipment inside airplanes.”
Posted by on 02/19 at 08:21 PM