The MASSIVE flaw in Mr. Biddle's argument is the incorrect assumption that firearm carrying pilots are not trained in the use of their weapons, and, specifically, in the use of a weapon on an aircraft (which, as you can easily deduce, involves a few, er, additional considerations... like, for instance, don't shoot the damn plane.) They are trained.

Now, obviously this gent screwed up, and/or the training he got didn't serve it's function. But, we don't let pilots cary guns just because they are pilots, we let them carry guns because we trained them to carry guns in the cockpit.

@#10:

You can kill yourself with a 9 volt battery, if you set your mind to it:

http://www.darwinawards.com/darwin/darwin1999-50.html

@#9:
You are 100% right about voltage and current being inextricably linked - it's the law (Ohm's law). But it is still current (which is measured in amps), not voltage, that kills you. Like the old electricity/water analogy - (volts = size of the pipe, current = amount of water flowing through it). No matter how small the pipe is, eventually enough water will flow through it to drown you.

Uh... What a terrible idea. First of all, it isn't Voltage that kills (when you zap yourself on the doorknob, thousands of volts of direct current are transferred between the knob and your finger...) Amperage kills, and depending on what amperage the circuit breaker or fuse protecting that circuit is, you could still be in for a nasty shock.

Where is the map of successful police raids that resulted in the arrest/capture of a person who was a real threat to society? Or would that color things differently?

If you actually read the map, you see an awful lot of hyperbole instead of actual facts. A mention of the time period the map encompasses would be great - 10 years? Really? Is that even useful?

I'm a card carrying liberal, but lame arguments like this hurt the cause.