Originally Posted by CDSmith

It's like the Manitoba Bus Beheader incident all over again.

People back then of all manner and stripe were saying that if someone on that bus had had a gun, knew how to use it, and had "shot the fucker dead" then that 19 yr old kid may have had a chance to live.

"May have", yes, but even a small chance is better than no chance at all, at least according to all those supporting the "someone should have had a gun" opinion.

As for myself I have to say that I don't think I'd mind one wit if one of these psycho blade-wielding would-be beheaders were to get shot full of holes.