I told you this is your problem. The burden is on you. You said secure the schools. I am with that but it’s not enough. Won’t stop a smart killer student from bringing a gun to school. Obviously the armed police couldn’t even stop this shooter. So you need more than just secure the schools. But I will take anything. And no I am not joking. You may not realize it because you delusionally believe we can live with all of these guns but the idea of free flowing unregulated guns in America is fucking crazy. If you look at the level of guns in America and the growing violence problem and mass shooting incidence rate, gun violence will continue to grow. It’s a mathematical certainty. All things being equal, input equals output, all of our chances of being shot by a gun in America increases everyday. That increase will eventually become more likely than not for all of us if you believe in probability analysis. So, what do we do? Do we arm everyone to at least let them protect themselves or only arm certain people, say over 18? I say, arm the kids. It has to be eventually or end school altogether. If you follow crime statistics, you’ll notice a curious thing, violent crime has increased while property has not in any significant way. You’ll also notice mass shootings and all shootings have increased as well. This is because of the availability of guns. More guns means more shootings everywhere - gang neighborhoods, your neighborhood, work places, schools, malls, churches, everywhere.
So this is my problem? You don't want to offer solutions, or your solution is just "get rid of guns". I've said this before, I'd love to have a magic wand to wave to take away all guns. I'd gladly give up my firearms if you could ensure taking away those criminals have. But you can't. So until you can offer a solution, the status quo will remain I guess.
What type of training should the armed children be given... Combat training, close counter tactical training, triage wound training, martial arts training, hand to hand combat, knife throwing, cage fighting training... Ninja Training ??? In the old days...people blamed first shooter video games for the increasing violence in America. Today, they put the blame on the color of your skin, gender identity, demographic location, single-parent households, mental illness, permissive gun laws, political affiliation, not enough armed citizens, out of shape police force, and the big one...social media. wrbtrader
My solution is to arm the kids. If we can’t protect them then they at least deserve a fighting chance. Are you against kids having a fighting chance. I guarantee you there are 19 children in Texas that wish they had a gun yesterday. Can you even imagine the horror of these kids? The pain and fear?
Interesting in the press conference just now of all the texas royalty a constant focus on mental health... mental health... mental health... this kid had no record of mental health issues as far as we know or is being reported. he one day shot his grandmother and killed 19 kids.... what would mental health issues have done to prevent this if he had no links to mental health.. can they even spend just one second mentioning that the kid bought a few rifles with no hurdles whatsoever? the governor is so afraid of his base he cannot even for one sentence say "We also want to look how he obtained his weapons to see if there are safeguards that were missed etc.." This country is so pathetic in the debate on guns
I know you are using hyperbole to make a point but there was a resource officer at the school who engaged the kid but did not stop him.... so much for the good guy with a gun.... ..
So I am not joking. We used to have guns in schools, there are still guns in schools. Arm the kids. If we cannot protect the most innocent and defenseless in our society then they at least deserve a chance to protect themselves.