You can`t dial 911 at 30,000 feet. It is this fact more than any other that likely prompted the House to pass a bill on Wednesday that would allow all 70,000 U.S. commercial airline pilots to carry firearms aboard their airplanes as a last-ditch means of self-defense against would-be hijackers. The overwhelming 310-113 vote in the House puts renewed pressure on the Senate to pass companion legislation.
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