"Ottawa attack: MPs fashioned spears while Harper whisked into closet"

[james_davis_nicoll]

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

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[bunsen-h.livejournal.com]

That depends on how strong one is, and how able to handle such a mass. For a staff/mace like that, I would probably be able to use it much more effectively as a spear. Which is not to say that that would be very effectively.