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Old 07-31-2008, 09:18 AM   #33
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Originally Posted by Bobblehead View Post
And how would that have done anything?

He attacked the guy who was dozing with his head against the window. The poor guy never had a chance.

A concealed weapon would have done nothing except maybe give the guy with the knife a gun to use. If he had a gun I'm pretty sure the close door of the bus wouldn't have been as much of a deterrent.
It wouldn't have made a difference for the victim, but it would have made the rest of the people on the bus a lot safer:

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Caton and others said once they escaped the bus, they prevented the attacker from getting off the bus by threatening him with makeshift weapons - a hammer and a metal bar.
http://www.canada.com/montrealgazett...d-66563d16ec9f

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On another note, I think we should all petition the government to start up a knife registry.
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