Hate to break this to you, but most of them are packing -- especially in dangerous metropolitan areas. Go back and read what happened to this guy -- it wasn't just "cuts and bruises." It sounds like they would have beat the guy to death if the car hadn't came along. The fact of the matter is that these kinds of animals look for the easy prey. It's never going to happen, but if it was known that pilots might be carrying weapons, these POS sub-human animals would look for easier prey. They get their jollies hurting others, not risking having someone pop a cap in their a--! It's not a "I love you, you love me" world out there fellas!