Two months before 9/11, the Federal government banned guns in the cockpit.
A 40-year-old Federal Aviation Administration rule that allowed commercial airline pilots to be armed was inexplicably rescinded two months before the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, leading aviation security experts to lay at least some of the blame for the tragedy at the feet of airlines, none of which took advantage of the privilege while it was in effect.
The FAA adopted the armed pilot rule shortly after the Cuban missile crisis of 1961 to help prevent hijackings of American airliners. It remained in effect for four decades.
But in July 2001 – just two months prior to the Sept. 11 attacks – the rule was rescinded.
9/11 never would have happened if the perpetrators knew that the pilots would be armed.
Because of this ingenious gun free zone, we have moved into a state of permanent war with thousands of lives lost and trillions of dollars spent.








