The Mile High Gun Club
Imagine yourself as a passenger on a hijacked plane. The happiness that we once had escapes us and fear soon takes over. If we allow the panic to escalate, we begin to feel helpless. These understandable feelings of fear and helplessness have moved people to argue that we should arm airline pilots. Certainly it is reassuring to imagine pilots as our protectors. However, is it really a good idea to let guns fly first class? When one considers the policy of arming pilots, many look at the “What Ifs?” and stray away from the benefits of the policy. It is safe to say that the airport security at the terminals is very demanding; however, nothing is bulletproof. What security do passengers have at 10,000 feet if an attack
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In an additional article written by the Gun owner’s they express, “Similar to the previous objection, the notion that people should not have guns because an "innocent bystander might get shot" is a common refrain one regularly hears from the Brady Bunch” (Owners). Through this article I have found the concerns that people have if guns are to be present on board; however, without something on board, there will not only be one bystander that loses their life, but many. Each author is able to use a different type of writing technique in order to make his or her stand on this controversial topic. Other articles that have been mentioned later in this paper talk about just how effective this policy has been in the past. These additional articles talk about how, although this policy is now been put in to effect, there are many flaws that need to be fixed in order to make this policy perfect. No matter what technique these authors decide to use in their articles, they all understand that without some sort of policy put in place the pilots as well as the passengers are vulnerable against any future attacks. Even though safety concerns will always be present with this policy, I believe that pilots should be armed due to the increase in terror attacks and the flaws in the security systems in the airports.
The responsibility of a commercial airline pilot is not only to get their passengers from
This article is called “The Case For Banning Guns”. This article is an opinion of an author name Paul Waldman. He believes that we should ban all guns from private hands. “Over 30,000 Americans die every year, and tens of thousands more are either injured or paralyzed from mass shootings or homicides,” said the article. The article also says,”There are about 300 million guns in this country alone.” He also believes America would be safer if the government constructed gun laws like the countries Europe or Asia. Where private gun ownership is relatively rare and is strictly regulated.
In the article “A peaceful Woman Explains Why She Carriers a Gun,” the author Linda M. Hasselstrom has a credible argument for carrying a gun. Hasselstrom has a solid ethical appeal and her argument had logic based on her many dangerous personal experiences. Although her article is credible, she uses many fallacies to make it seem that if women have a gun they can protect themselves from men.
Since the beginning of aviation, aircraft have been used for other intentions besides carrying passengers and cargo. They have been used as weapons of war dating all the way back to the first world war, and the use of aircraft has enlightened the advancement of the aviation. “Throughout the history of aviation, the greatest progress in flight has been made during time when either war or the threat of war was present” (Millspaugh, et al., 2008, p. 33). However, the war we face today has been triggered by the deliberate use of aircraft to cause death, destruction, and mayhem.
The pro-gun narratives had been a dilemma because many American citizen are not considering federal laws and they resist to obey those regulations. It means that it is very risk to push people in this country to put away their own firearms because it could be in a big conflict with those people. Another philosophical controversial problem is that with the counter arming because as explain the article it creates an on fear citizen that they are fearing for their safe in this country. In this point citizen inspire fear in bad people and
In today's society there is the question ‘Should there be more gun laws?’. The advancements in military weaponry is nothing short of astounding. With these advancements though, come the ramifications of their inventions. More and more, the nation is seeing these weapons in actions. People are fearful and demand more laws, but that is not the answer to this dilemma. More gun laws would not resolve this problem for numerous reasons; more gun laws would lead to more violence, the United States alwardy have an excessive amount on gun laws, and the nation looks at the object not the person. The United States have to address these issues before a change will happen.
Throughout this paper I will be challenging the arguments of Jeff McMahan’s paper Why Gun ‘Control Is Not Enough where he concludes that the only effective form of gun ‘control’ would be for The United States to make it illegal to shoot a gun of any type. He begins this argument by citing the “central pillar” of the argument for those who are anti-gun control is that when more individuals own guns, there is a mindset that the entire population is safer. With this logic, it can be inferred that citizens feeling unsafe in the current environment of their country are those seeking protection, one way being through the purchase and ownership of a firearm. Safety is imperative part of ensuring peace of mind, which then impact the peace of the
What do you do if someone is holding a gun in your face, and you have nothing to defend yourself with? Well that is the exact circumstance that we all have the chance of facing on a plane. Americans are expected to get on an airplane and feel safe and protected, but all that has happened on airplanes in the past ten years has left us fearful. We need to do something to make sure that we are safe on an airplane and that an American plane can never be hijacked again. We need to train and arm our pilots to ensure our safety on an airplane.
Countless opinions have been broadcasted on national news media regarding what society ought to do about gun control. This controversial topic sparks many heated debates with people of either position reluctant to compromise. Gun supporters claim that the proposed gun laws infringe on their constitutional right to bear arms. Conversely, others believe that restricted gun access would cause gun violence to decrease. Regardless of what side one stands on, with the increase in gun violence, it is safe to say that something must be done.
There have been many times where people in stores, at house and even in the streets have done self protection with the usage of guns. 9 out of 10 times a criminal is going to flee the place if he or she notices that person with a gun. A victim of rape, Kimberly Corban, ask Obama in a press conference of how she is suppose to protect herself and her children if another accident happens. Another example of how owning firearms are a key part of self protection is how they can can scare people off that put you in danger. A man from Texas, James Gerow, woke up hearing an intruder in his house. He quickly walked out of his room noticing a man wearing a dark hoodie how shouldnt have been in his house. James grabbed his gun and chased the man outside where the cops have arrived and took the criminal to the nearest prison available. Therefore, many people use guns to protect themselves. James used the gun for self protection and he did not shoot at the intruder. This means if the usage of guns is taken away from the people that live in the United States how are they suppose to protect
Gun control laws should regulate production, distribution, ownership and use of firearms by civilians. Gun control laws are not intended to dispossess law abiding citizens of licensed firearms but to intervene on reckless use of firearms that cause harm to the public. Gun control should also make it difficult for criminals to access firearms. Armed civilians have in many instances deterred acts of crime from being instigated by scaring away criminals. Nonetheless, gun laws can only be described as immensely lax. This essay seeks to argue for the enactment of strict gun control laws by highlighting the dangers posed by guns in the hands of members of the public.
I disagree with Bricker because taking in consideration if citizens were encouraged to have a gun for safety would the murder rate have gone up? “Where there are fewer guns, there are fewer problems.” In other words its better to have one person with one gun shooting many people with no guns to defend themselves, than the shooter with citizens who have guns putting the criminal down before more innocent people are killed. That is what i understood her point in her article was. She also does not encourage the need for
Another article looks at the Tucson shooting where six individuals were killed as an example (Kaveny, 2016). While the author agrees that the constitution protects the rights of gun owners, she makes the argument that semiautomatic weapons were not what the founding fathers had in mind though and that these type of weapons should not be allowed to be owned by the public (Kaveny, 2016). The author also believes that it would be beneficial to have to obtain a license to own firearms and to purchase insurance for possible damages along with further funding for mental health patients to help keep these mass shootings from happening again (Kaveny, 2016).
If airline takes care of its employees, the employees would take care its customers and the shareholders. They serve others by providing the best working environment and the best experience possible in flying with them. They also put passengers first before their own by taking care of the passenger’s needs. For example, the flight attendant went out of her way to cater and accommodate the mother’s request and other passengers in the process. The airlines are genuine and caring about the people that they served and live for their purpose, values and
The high rates of gun violence and accidents in the United States have long aroused public concern, in view of the strong correlation between gun prevalence, many people believe that the United States must adopt stricter gun control measures to reduce the huge number of firearms across the nation. These people are known as gun control proponents, or advocates. However, many other people do not think so. In their eyes, the serious firearm problems do not result from gun prevalence, and many people would say it is not gun’s problem, people are pushing our
Once someone joins the Airlines industry as a professional, be it a pilot, a technician, or an air traffic controller, they are committing to a certain level of responsibility and expectation. In my experience I have come across professionals who I have felt suited their role to near perfection while others in the same position at times fall short of basic expectations.