If we pay attention to lessons drawn from the patterns of killers and would-be-killers who threaten kids in schools, we can take proactive action to reduce the risk.
The default position of those who would gladly do away with the Second Amendment altogether is to turn their attention to barriers and escape plans. But that kind of thinking is a little like building a panic room without looking at having a secure locked door, bright outdoor lighting with good sight lines, and as safe a neighborhood as you can provide.
Our contributor, Rob Morse, just ran a story about a would-be school shooter that was apprehended before he grabbed his guns and started shooting. He covered a few of the lessons learned from that and other cases, but one of the points he raised was that of deterrence.
Here’s his article: A Forest Of Flaws Put Our Children At Risk, But A Sea Of Doubts Might Save Them
One of the several lessons he cites is as follows:
The best defense prevents the attack in the first place. Mass-murderers do not want to get into gunfight with bullets going both ways. They consistently choose to attack somewhere else rather than face an armed defender at school. We’ve never had an attack on a school campus that had a publicly announced program of armed school staff. Unfortunately, that solution frightens politicians even as it saves children.
Armed defenders make any target less appealing to anyone trying to rack up what is so crassly described by wannabe killers as a ‘high score’. There’s a real chance of being stopped even before the killer really gets started… ruining any chance at infamy.
Even if you could provide for armed guards in every school — or off-duty cops and veterans showed up as volunteers — there are plenty of examples reminding us how a guard can’t be everywhere all the time. And if the guard is taken by surprise and becomes the first casualty, the other kids are sitting ducks until police can send good guys with guns to take down the threat.
After dealing with the trans killer who wrote a manifesto and targeted the white Christian school because (among other reasons) it was a soft target, a Tennessee bill that allows for properly-trained teachers to possess the firepower needed to protect their kids and stop a predator in his tracks has passed the House.
Tennessee Republicans just cut off debate and passed a bill to arm teachers in our schools.
The public chanted “Blood on your hands!” as the Speaker ordered troopers to clear the gallery.
This is what fascism looks like. pic.twitter.com/9mg67oWMxM
— Rep. Justin Jones (@brotherjones_) April 23, 2024
Again with the fascism line from the people defending both the pro-Hamas protests calling for the murder of Jews and the weaponization of the legal system against political opponents.
Here’s a somewhat more sane representation of the bill, together with an absolutely ludicrous over-reaction by the usual suspects on the left.
The Tennessee House just passed a bill that allows teachers and staff to carry a gun to protect the students. Staff who want to carry must go through 40 hours of gun training and have a psychological evaluation.
Left wing activists including Rep. Justin Jones staged a "die in"… pic.twitter.com/i0XbzuUuPg
— Robby Starbuck (@robbystarbuck) April 23, 2024
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