United Airlines will start training its pilots to use tazers
United Airlines will start training its pilots in April to use Taser stun guns for cockpit protection, assuming the Transportation Security Administration approves their use. Tasers fire two electrical charges that can disable attackers for about 5 sec. The carrier plans to keep Tasers in locked...
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