Joseph T. Burns said "I want to say to all those folks who would be critical, this does not make it mandatory for a weapon to be on the flight deck. This says they are able to take one if they are comfortable with one. I point to American Airlines Flight 11, which was the first plane to hit the north tower. The pilot was a Vietnam veteran and the copilot was a Navy Top Gun pilot. On American Airlines Flight 77, Charlie Burlingame was a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy and a Top Gun pilot. On United Airlines 175, which was the second plane to hit the south tower, both the pilot and copilot were veterans, one a Navy pilot, one a Marine Corps veteran. What we are saying is, if these men and women who operate the flight deck are comfortable with a weapon, they should be allowed to have a weapon. That is what this amendment says." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordOctober 11, 2001

I want to say to all those folks who would be critical, this does not make it mandatory for a weapon to be on the flight deck. This says they are able to take one if they are comfortable with one. I point to American Airlines Flight 11, which was the first plane to hit the north tower. The pilot was a Vietnam veteran and the copilot was a Navy Top Gun pilot. On American Airlines Flight 77, Charlie Burlingame was a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy and a Top Gun pilot. On United Airlines 175, which was the second plane to hit the south tower, both the pilot and copilot were veterans, one a Navy pilot, one a Marine Corps veteran. What we are saying is, if these men and women who operate the flight deck are comfortable with a weapon, they should be allowed to have a weapon. That is what this amendment says.

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Joseph T. Burns

Ohio

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Editor's note · Context

Discussing an amendment regarding arming pilots during Senate floor debate.

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