I drove for Trailways for two years. A large number of bus passengers are crazy, druggies, or both. I couldn’t carry a gun but I did carry a telescoping baton. We had one driver stabbed. The boss had a CCW and carried when he drove.
Tell me about it. What a difference between bus and commuter train. I normally commute in and out of Grand Central for Metro North and the passengers are mostly clean cut business people. Once I had to get to New Jersey so I got on a bus out of Port Authority station across town. Station and bus was full of smelly people in sneakers and sweatpants. Bum Central. Next time I need to get across the Hudson, I'm going Uber.