One of the problems we have in attempting to come up with actual solutions is frauds who have nothing but decerebrate hyperbole to add to the discussion.
But what on earth will the libprogs say about that?
My ideas for solving the problem:
The kid should be pulled from your class if you have that kind of attitude towards him.
I somewhat agree with that. We tell kids to not run with scissors, to not talk to strangers, say no to drugs and all sorts of other stuff.We even have sex ed classes. Since there is about 310 million firearms in this country in the hands of private citizens there is an extremely good chance that a child even in a home without firearms can encounter a firearm. So it would be a good idea to teacher then firearm safety and proper usage. Elementary kids can have coloring sheets and videos in in school on do not touch a firearm without adult supervision and to let an adult know when they see an unsecured firearm. Middle school and highschool kids can be taught with rubber ducks on how to properly handle firearms and high school kids can be taught with firearm simulators, blanks, and something similar to M.A.C.S. and high school seniors can be taught with live ammo. This could drastically reduce future accidental shootings.
Sure it is. It works in every state it's been tried so far.
A lot of people seem to have no solutions to school/mass shootings other than to grab all the firearms in America and/or throw lots of money at mental health issues mostly. The latter of the two don't even come close to saying what this money will actually do and the former is absolutely impossible to achieve. And neither of the two will completely eliminate these types of incidents from occurring.
Some also say that more security is needed at our schools. But what kind of security? We already have security guards at our schools. Mostly at our middle and high schools. And their everyday mission is usually to police the students themselves. But are they armed? Should they be armed? Would unarmed security have prevented this latest shooting?
They blame the guns. They blame the "gun nut mentality". They blame the availability of firearms. They blame the type of firearms. Blame, blame, blame.
And the solutions they offer can't or won't solve the problem. They are not viable solutions.
My solution? You want protection of your kids from a gunman invading the school and shooting your kids?
ARM THE TEACHERS. ARM THE STAFF.
"What?", you say? "Put guns in the classrooms of our schools?" "What kind of a diabolical solution is that?"
We all seem to agree that we don't want firearms in the hands of criminals and the mentally ill. Our school teachers and administrators are some of the most trustworthy people in America. Most will agree with that. So, who better to arm than our most trusted?
Lets look at the facts in this latest case at Sandy Hill Elementary School that we know so far.
The principal, Dawn Hochsprung, who died lunging at the gunman trying to stop him from entering the school. The school psychologist, Mary Sherlach, who died activating the intercom, giving the teachers precious warning.
They were the FIRST line of defense in protecting the students at Sandy Hook Elementary School. If that Principal had been armed, that might have been the end of the incident. She saw a man with a gun. Shooting that man would have been justified in anybody's book. If the principal is shot by the gunman, which she was, the school psychologist would have been next in line to take out the shooter, had she been armed. Shooting a man who just shot the principal would have been justified also.
Then there was Victoria Soto, the teacher who locked her kids in closets before the shooter came into her classroom. Had she been armed, that would have been the end of it. She was not armed and was helplessly killed.
An armed teacher and/or staff could and would have prevented the mass carnage of innocent children that were murdered. An armed security staff would have and could have stopped the shooter in his tracks too. But would that security guard have been at the place where the gunman entered the school? And if they were, what if the guard was the first person taken out?
That's why a long line of defense of our most precious commodity -our innocent children- should be implemented.
But how can we arm our teachers and staff and protect our children from getting ahold of these weapons? How can we safeguard against this viable solution from becoming the cause of more injury and/or death?
Before you break out a knee-jerk reaction of, "Pass out the badges and arm the Posse", here's what we can do.
Safe boxes for the firearms. A teacher/staff member walking around with a handgun strapped to their hip is not a viable option. The firearms are to be locked away in an area such that the kids can't get into them but accessible enough for a teacher/staff to get to them when an emergency arises.. They will have some sort of keyless lock, combo or something even more hi-tec that will allow teachers to get to the defensive weapons. These safes will also be alarmed so that ANY access into them will set off a school wide alarm and alert other teachers, staff and students. When the 'safe box' alarm goes off, everyone would know that a firearm has been accessed. Also, a procedure is to be set up for non-emergency access to the firearms that is coordinated with school officials and staff.
Teach the teachers and staff. Instruct them how to properly handle and store and retrieve their assigned firearms. This involves an ongoing process of training and retraining. A firearm in the hands of someone who has no knowledge of how to handle them can be a danger all to itself.
Staff and student involvement. Just like a fire/earthquake drill, a defense against an attack by an armed shooter out to hurt and kill should be practiced and practiced again. Students will learn that firearms are for one of their intended purposes. And that is protection. Protection of the kids and at least some sense of security a trained and knowledgeable staff member can provide them in an emergency of this type. The 'safe box' alarm drill should be taught and understood. It will also teach our kids that firearms aren't some sort of 'taboo' that should be looked upon as something that offers nothing but danger and death. Children should know and understand what firearms are for. As it is now, our schools usually treat them as something only a bad guy has and therefore shouldn't be discussed and/or allowed. The "taboo" attitude our schools usually take might give a child a perk of interest just as other taboo things give them.
And should we teach our kids about the safe and proper handling of firearms and the dangers they can cause when used improperly? Of course we should. They should not, in any way, shape or form, have unbridled access to them. But we must teach them at least what to do when they encounter them and the dangers that can possibly happen. I learned how to shoot a firearm when I was 8 years old at a week-long Y-Camp. And taught by someone who was able to properly train children how to use a firearm. In my case, the instructor was a retired Marine drill sergeant.
Will this solution eliminate mass shootings at our schools altogether? Not hardly. But if you take the latest incident at Sandy Hook School and also the Virginia Tech. shooting, the access of defensive firearms to trained staff would have made the outcome very different than what it was. If you are looking for ways to wipe out an incident like a mass school shooting from ever happening again, you will be forever looking.
A lot of people seem to have no solutions to school/mass shootings other than to grab all the firearms in America and/or throw lots of money at mental health issues mostly. The latter of the two don't even come close to saying what this money will actually do and the former is absolutely impossible to achieve. And neither of the two will completely eliminate these types of incidents from occurring.
Some also say that more security is needed at our schools. But what kind of security? We already have security guards at our schools. Mostly at our middle and high schools. And their everyday mission is usually to police the students themselves. But are they armed? Should they be armed? Would unarmed security have prevented this latest shooting?
They blame the guns. They blame the "gun nut mentality". They blame the availability of firearms. They blame the type of firearms. Blame, blame, blame.
And the solutions they offer can't or won't solve the problem. They are not viable solutions.
My solution? You want protection of your kids from a gunman invading the school and shooting your kids?
ARM THE TEACHERS. ARM THE STAFF.
"What?", you say? "Put guns in the classrooms of our schools?" "What kind of a diabolical solution is that?"
We all seem to agree that we don't want firearms in the hands of criminals and the mentally ill. Our school teachers and administrators are some of the most trustworthy people in America. Most will agree with that. So, who better to arm than our most trusted?
Lets look at the facts in this latest case at Sandy Hill Elementary School that we know so far.
The principal, Dawn Hochsprung, who died lunging at the gunman trying to stop him from entering the school. The school psychologist, Mary Sherlach, who died activating the intercom, giving the teachers precious warning.
They were the FIRST line of defense in protecting the students at Sandy Hook Elementary School. If that Principal had been armed, that might have been the end of the incident. She saw a man with a gun. Shooting that man would have been justified in anybody's book. If the principal is shot by the gunman, which she was, the school psychologist would have been next in line to take out the shooter, had she been armed. Shooting a man who just shot the principal would have been justified also.
Then there was Victoria Soto, the teacher who locked her kids in closets before the shooter came into her classroom. Had she been armed, that would have been the end of it. She was not armed and was helplessly killed.
An armed teacher and/or staff could and would have prevented the mass carnage of innocent children that were murdered. An armed security staff would have and could have stopped the shooter in his tracks too. But would that security guard have been at the place where the gunman entered the school? And if they were, what if the guard was the first person taken out?
That's why a long line of defense of our most precious commodity -our innocent children- should be implemented.
But how can we arm our teachers and staff and protect our children from getting ahold of these weapons? How can we safeguard against this viable solution from becoming the cause of more injury and/or death?
Before you break out a knee-jerk reaction of, "Pass out the badges and arm the Posse", here's what we can do.
Safe boxes for the firearms. A teacher/staff member walking around with a handgun strapped to their hip is not a viable option. The firearms are to be locked away in an area such that the kids can't get into them but accessible enough for a teacher/staff to get to them when an emergency arises.. They will have some sort of keyless lock, combo or something even more hi-tec that will allow teachers to get to the defensive weapons. These safes will also be alarmed so that ANY access into them will set off a school wide alarm and alert other teachers, staff and students. When the 'safe box' alarm goes off, everyone would know that a firearm has been accessed. Also, a procedure is to be set up for non-emergency access to the firearms that is coordinated with school officials and staff.
Teach the teachers and staff. Instruct them how to properly handle and store and retrieve their assigned firearms. This involves an ongoing process of training and retraining. A firearm in the hands of someone who has no knowledge of how to handle them can be a danger all to itself.
Staff and student involvement. Just like a fire/earthquake drill, a defense against an attack by an armed shooter out to hurt and kill should be practiced and practiced again. Students will learn that firearms are for one of their intended purposes. And that is protection. Protection of the kids and at least some sense of security a trained and knowledgeable staff member can provide them in an emergency of this type. The 'safe box' alarm drill should be taught and understood. It will also teach our kids that firearms aren't some sort of 'taboo' that should be looked upon as something that offers nothing but danger and death. Children should know and understand what firearms are for. As it is now, our schools usually treat them as something only a bad guy has and therefore shouldn't be discussed and/or allowed. The "taboo" attitude our schools usually take might give a child a perk of interest just as other taboo things give them.
And should we teach our kids about the safe and proper handling of firearms and the dangers they can cause when used improperly? Of course we should. They should not, in any way, shape or form, have unbridled access to them. But we must teach them at least what to do when they encounter them and the dangers that can possibly happen. I learned how to shoot a firearm when I was 8 years old at a week-long Y-Camp. And taught by someone who was able to properly train children how to use a firearm. In my case, the instructor was a retired Marine drill sergeant.
Will this solution eliminate mass shootings at our schools altogether? Not hardly. But if you take the latest incident at Sandy Hook School and also the Virginia Tech. shooting, the access of defensive firearms to trained staff would have made the outcome very different than what it was. If you are looking for ways to wipe out an incident like a mass school shooting from ever happening again, you will be forever looking.
