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To: Rob S. who wrote (1441)	9/13/2001 3:16:22 PM
From: Shoot1st	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 27666

There is ammunition available that will incapacitate a human but will not penetrate the shell of an aircraft. One person, could have easily, in those close quarters, taken out 3 or 4 terrorists in less than 5 seconds. the round is called the Glaser Safety Slug. Shootie

To: Rob S. who wrote (1441)	9/13/2001 3:17:03 PM
From: joseph krinsky	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 27666

If you work in the industry maybe you could make that suggestion. I'm sure they have already thought of it, but by actually puting it "in writing" no one can say that they were so busy looking at other options that this idea slipped their mind.

To: Rob S. who wrote (1441)	9/13/2001 4:00:02 PM
From: miraje	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 27666

I was talking to a friend in Seattle last night who told me that Boeing offers airlines secure cockpit access configurations on their planes as an option. That really does seem to be the way to go to prevent future occurrences of hijacking. I fly frequently, domestically and internationally, and I've been struck by the difference in security priorities between US and foreign airports. Most foreign airports gave boarding passengers a thorough going over and tend to breeze through arriving passengers. In the US, it's the exact opposite. While a few untrained minimum wage workers make a perfunctory check at departure gates, most of the resources and personnel are directed at Customs and arrivals. Bass ackwards priorities, if you ask me.