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[NoelSeven]

Just amazing, this is a great story! The Members of Parliament were not going down without a fight when it was reported there was a shooter in the building.

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"Stephen Harper (the PM) spent about 15 minutes hidden in a Parliament Hill closet after a gunman stormed Centre Block where he and the rest of the Conservative caucus were guarded by MPs who’d fashioned sharp spears from flagpoles, sources say.

After they heard gunfire outside their meeting room door Wednesday, members of Parliament snapped close to 15 flagpoles to make weapons.

Some positioned themselves on risers that flanked doors, ready to attack an assailant.

“There were 15 flags up at caucus and all but two were taken down,” one MP recalled.

“These guys were up there holding these spears ready to impale anyone who came in,” the source said.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/ottawa-attack-mps-fashioned-spears-while-harper-hid-in...

[Preds]

Amazing, and you do what you have to do in a time of need. Be prepared and be aware.

[NoelSeven]

On 10/26/2014 Preds said:

Amazing, and you do what you have to do in a time of need. Be prepared and be aware.

Yes! ITA.

I'm so impressed by the PMs. What presence of mind that was