11.   The administration is not expected to endorse a proposal from the Air Line Pilots Association to arm pilots, however.

12.   The airline security bill passed by Congress last fall asked the Transportation Security Administration to decide whether pilots should be armed.

13.   The Aviation Security Act, which became law in November, allows for pilots to be armed at the discretion of the Transportation Administration.

14.   The Air Travelers Association, a passenger funded Washington-based organization, supports arming pilots.

15.   The National Rifle Association also supports arming pilots.

16.   The pilots have also faced opposition from flight attendants, who say arming pilots provides a false sense of security.

17.   The proposition to arm pilots is an intriguing one, when you think about it.

18.   Pilots could be armed.

19.   Besides Mineta, U.S. homeland security director, Tom Ridge, said he opposed arming pilots.

20.   Besides the Senate bill, a bill in the House would allow pilots to be armed.