Kentucky senator Rand Paul (R) introduces a bill stating “100 percent” of pilots should carry a firearm. He says this is the only way to prevent another 9/11 type attack.
“The goal of my bill is to have 100 percent of American pilots armed because I think it’s a very cost effective. It’s the most cost effective way of deterring another attack on our planes.”
“I’m concerned about what is the most cost-effective way of preventing another 9/11: I want all pilots to be armed,” Paul said. “The president has zeroed this out of his budget. He’s advocated for getting rid of the program. And when I talk to pilots — I’m at airports all the time. Pilots come up to me all the time and say it’s too hard to get a permit and to keep up the permit.”
Paul also supports every member of military bases to have concealed weapons, something he believes would have prevented the recent deaths and injuries at Fort Hood.