Another school shooting...

[LogGrad98]

Luckily at this point no loss of life, at least none being reported right now.

https://gma.yahoo.com/school-shooti...-two-193327723--abc-news-topstories.html?vp=1

A suspected school shooter is in custody after opening fire at a middle school and critically injuring at least two teenagers in Roswell, N.M., according to police.
There were preliminary reports of injury, according to New Mexico State Police, however a spokesman said the extent, including the number of possible victims, was unknown.

 

[TroutBum]

That's it. Time to take away all guns and melt them into statues of Obama.

 

[Beantown]

Time for teachers to pack heat. If a shooter knows they are all packing he's not going in there.

 

[fishonjazz]

Time for teachers to pack heat. If a shooter knows they are all packing he's not going in there.

Sometimes the shooter is suicidal and hoping to get shot so i dont know if it would be a huge detterent.

It could still make the number of victims less though. On the other hand maybe a teacher shooting at the shooter might hit some innocents accidentally and actually escalate things in a negative way

 

[dodo]

Time for teachers to pack heat. If a shooter knows they are all packing he's not going in there.

Nonsense. Almost all of the recent mass shooters have been suicidal and either taken their own life or shot by police while rampaging. Having unqualified individuals carry lethal weapons around our kids is not the solution.

 

[Beantown]

Sometimes the shooter is suicidal and hoping to get shot so i dont know if it would be a huge detterent

It could still make the number of victims less though. On the other hand maybe a teacher shooting at the shooter might hit some innocents accidentally and actually escalate things in a negative way

They want to cause the most damage and that's why a lot of them choose schools. An example is if the Sandy Hook office had guns they could have taken out that douche bag before he ever got to the classrooms.

Also most shooters want to end their own lives on their own terms. So as soon as police or anyone engages them they usually just off themselves. They don't want to give anyone the satisfaction of them getting killed.

 

[LogGrad98]

Nonsense. Almost all of the recent mass shooters have been suicidal and either taken their own life or shot by police while rampaging. Having unqualified individuals carry lethal weapons around our kids is not the solution.

Who said anything about unqualified? I don't think the aim would be to pass out 9's when they get their teaching certificate but to have them allowed go through the training and process to get an open or concealed carry permit, as allowed by their state. I don't think that would necessarily be a bad idea, at least worth thinking about.

 

[Beantown]

Nonsense. Almost all of the recent mass shooters have been suicidal and either taken their own life or shot by police while rampaging. Having unqualified individuals carry lethal weapons around our kids is not the solution.

read my previous post.

 

[LogGrad98]

Either that or have a policeman hired to work at every school everywhere as a deterrent. Although the expense would probably nix that.

 

[fishonjazz]

They want to cause the most damage and that's why a lot of them choose schools. An example is if the Sandy Hook office had guns they could have taken out that douche bag before he ever got to the classrooms.

Also most shooters want to end their own lives on their own terms. So as soon as police or anyone engages them they usually just off themselves. They don't want to give anyone the satisfaction of them getting killed.

Good point

 

[Beantown]

The same can be said for pilots carrying guns. I am happy they are now allowed to carry guns. It makes me feel safer on a flight. Having this done before 9/11 would have easily foiled that plot.

 

[Beantown]

Either that or have a policeman hired to work at every school everywhere as a deterrent. Although the expense would probably nix that.

This is also a good idea, I think most parents would choose to just have one less teacher in order to afford that.