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Joe Cunningham: “I know if I was in a cockpit of an airplane, I would want to be armed as protection because that guy is going to cut my…”

On the recordJuly 10, 2002
I know if I was in a cockpit of an airplane, I would want to be armed as protection because that guy is going to cut my throat and I want to be able to defend not only myself but the pilots in the back, and I do not need a pilot program.
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Joe Cunningham
South Carolina

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Discussing the need for armed protection in airplane cockpits.

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