I think it is safe to assume that very few of you, or even none of you go to
school where A LOT of people where the kirpan. Well I do, I live in Surrey BC,
which is renowned for the number of Indo-Canadians that live here, in fact, we
have the highest concentration of Sikhs outside of the Punjab, and I believe
the Kirpan is no more a weapon then a pen or scissors. Sure knives can be used
as weapons, but Anything can be. And a Kirpan isn't just a knife, its also a very
ceremonial and religious symbol. None of the Sikhs I know that wear it would
ever use it as a weapon, but believe me, I've seen a few of them fight well
enough with their fists. And trust me on this one, its not like other students
don't already bring worst concealed weapons to school.
Just my $0.02
Dan