[Nonesuch]

I’m all for legalised gun ownership but isn’t this a little extreme? Somehow I can imagine that people who ride on busses have a social obligation to respect the wishes of others (i.e. those who do not feel secure around firearms).

I used to work a late shift, in a not very good neighborhood, at a job that didn't pay enough for me to own a car.
For somebody in this situation, maybe they are perfectly safe and have no need for a handgun when they are on the bus, but having the means for self-defense could be a matter of life-or-death while waiting at the bus stop, or walking home in the dark after they get off at the other end. If you are forbidden to possess your licensed carry firearm (concealed) on the bus, you lose the ability to protect yourself before, and after.

Same argument goes with banning CHL inside stores.

One would not smoke on a public bus service for similar reasons…

Sure, but you don't see the city banning people from carrying a concealed pack of Marlboro's while riding the bus.

[John Thornton]

If a gangsta was robbing and raping one of these people "unconfortable" with concealed guns, do you think she would tell me to go away if I tried to rescue her with my .38 Special?