We do know that gun bans on commercial airlines created an opportunity for terrorists on 9/11/2001 and many times before then. Armed pilots and pseudo-anonymous sky marshals can be expected and targeted. The most practical deterrent is armed people among the passengers -- same as it is everywhere else.
It does not seem likely that I will ever fly on a commercial flight domestically again. It's not just the TSA restrictions, but the airlines themselves have grievous policies and they badly mistreat human beings. There is really nobody that will miss them or feel bad for their demise following the present crisis. The people they employ will rightly resent the interruption of their career, but I'm sure they will have mixed feelings about the failure of the employers they are all too familiar with. It's a good riddance of a corrupt, greedy, immoral, and nasty industry. I hope it is re-invented in a way that respects the rights and liberties of human beings.
It does not seem likely that I will ever fly on a commercial flight domestically again. It's not just the TSA restrictions, but the airlines themselves have grievous policies and they badly mistreat human beings. There is really nobody that will miss them or feel bad for their demise following the present crisis. The people they employ will rightly resent the interruption of their career, but I'm sure they will have mixed feelings about the failure of the employers they are all too familiar with. It's a good riddance of a corrupt, greedy, immoral, and nasty industry. I hope it is re-invented in a way that respects the rights and liberties of human beings.