In article symti.93681$xk5.87087@edtnps82,
Trevor Jones wrote:

I beleive that the knowledge that there may be a gun out there to have
to face, IS a deterrant.


Note that 9/11 happened less than 60 days after the feds forbad
pilots from carrying guns
Free men own guns - www(dot)geocities(dot)com/CapitolHill/5357/