I agree Matt. It'd be neat to see some of them wearing a sidearm, if for no other reason than real-world pilots tend to do the same thing. It'd be neat if Hasbro mixed it up too, giving one maybe an ankle holster, one a hip holster, etc. Would fans care if Wedge had one on?
I think it makes them more exciting as a toy, to have that feature, but I also can see the "accuracy" argument against it for any film pilots...