I'm aware of system redundancy, but tell that to the United DC10 crew after they lost all their hydraulics. Redundancy has it's limits. How many times have well designed planes suffered electrical losses despite multiple generators? Let's not go off on a tangent about system design though.
I think we'll have to agree to disagree Diver. Who knows, maybe we'll meet in a cockpit one day and you'll change my mind. maybe I'll change yours, but for now, I'm against guns on airplanes.