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Originally Posted by Russic
I see your point, but a ccw also could have made this even more tragic. The attacker could have had a gun and shot people as they fled, or one of the bus patrons could have tried to shoot the attacker and hit somebody else. I agree that another possible outcome could be that the attacker would be taken down, but that's the best case scenario.
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The guy having a gun would have made it even more tragic. Certainly don't need a CCW permit for that. And no mental case like this would go through the trouble of getting one.
The point of a CCW is to be able to defend yourself in situations like this. And to defend yourself would be to shoot the guy, possibly in the head. With proper ammunition, chances are no other harm would have been done. I know that sounds blunt, but that is the way it is.
Say the guy would have been able to trap someone else on the bus? How do you go after him when he has a butcher knife? Hit him with a crowbar? You're putting yourself in danger then too.