In my earlier response I unfortunately just emphasized the unarmed bus driver.
No one on the entire bus had a gun! That's what shocked me.
You may recall the photograph of the female Israeli school teacher with an automatic rifle slung over her shoulder that went viral a few years ago?
There was instant political blowback from the American Left on that.
Bottom Line - the American Left claimed that personal gun ownership in Israel was much more restricted than the American Right implied, and I wondered if those “restrictions” had anything to do with a bus load of unarmed Israelis.
Probably did, though that would likely happen in many parts of the US as well. Only 5% or so of the population have permits, many don't carry all the time, and the number is likely lower in urban areas. In Illinois it's illegal for a permit holder to carry on public transportation. I suspect other shall issue states have the same restriction.