Originally Posted by issodhos
Even so, one concealed carry gun, one shot, and the kid being stabbed may have lived.
Yours,
Issodhos
It is possible that things might have worked out better in this circumstance in just the way that you imagine.

However there are lots of buses out there where this sort of incident does not take place. And one also has to wonder if once in a while some petty argument might escalate in a way that the fire arm on the bus might be used to kill someone who would not not otherwise have been killed if a fire-armed person was not on the bus.

So for me, there is a dilemma to contemplate... would an even more widespread presence of guns in our society save lives on balance... or cost lives on balance. Myself, I have never been in a situation where I would prefer to have been armed. I have however been in many situations where I was sufficiently angry that it would have been dangerous for me to be armed.

I am not trying to take anyones gun, or rights to carry a gun. Just expressing my opinion.


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