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Freedom Friendly Skies?
With passage by Congress of the "Aviation Security Act," the move to
allow properly trained commercial pilots, co-pilots, and flight
engineers to carry firearms aboard commercial airplanes shifted to the
regulatory phase.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is currently seeking comments
on this proposal. The deadline to submit your comments to FAA is
February 14, 2002. Please submit your comments to:
Public Docket
Office
Department of Transportation
400 Seventh Street, S.W., Room
PL-401
Washington, D.C., 20590-0001
If using the Internet, you may
forward your comments to: http://dmses.dot.gov/submit/BlankDSS.asp.
When submitting your comments, make sure to identify the docket number
of this rulemaking. The Docket No. is
FAA-2001-111229; the title is
"Firearms, Less-Than-Lethal Weapons, and Emergency Services on
Commercial Air Flights."
If this sound proposal is to become a reality, your active
participation, by sending the FAA your comments, is critical!
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