“If you can't get into a Dodger game or a concert with a weapon, you shouldn't be able to board a bus or train with a weapon,” said Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn.
After facing criticism for a rash of violent incidents on or near Metro buses and trains, the Los Angeles Metro Board is now testing three weapons detection systems at Union Station. The three systems include: It is currently a pilot program they hope to eventually expand.
"I have to say that if the barrier was not there, that driver would not have been able to signal that he needed help and also to let the public know, through the top of the bus that said ‘911 call police’, letting anybody that saw know that the driver and the passengers were in trouble. And a number of 911 calls came because people saw that," Bass said during a press conference Wednesday afternoon.
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