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[Robert Goren]

Originally Posted by Greybase

OK, what should the government do? Repeal the 2nd Amendment?? A great way to start another Civil War in this country!! There are MILLIONS of these guns already "out there". What do you suggest... have SWAT teams going door to door, and collect them all? Hmmm... Randy Weaver. Ruby Ridge. I agree some action is necessary, just a bit tough to change 200 years of American culture.


Before we dismiss ideas as "crazy", what is your solution? What is your cost effective, practical, alternative ?? Again... the idea is to have a designated 1st Responder at each school, with access to a weapon, trained by local Law Enforcement. I agree hiring armed guards is NOT workable or cost effective, in most situations.


Again if you're following the news... the concept is having ONE gun available to a 1st Responder at each school. Even having the gun stashed in a hidden floor safe, it would take just a couple minutes to retrieve a pistol. It is estimated at Sandy Hook the shooter was firing away for well over 10 minutes. IF the Principal was able to retrieve a weapon she likely could have saved most of those kids.

In Oregon, it has been revealed that the Clackamas Mall shooter was interrupted by an armed citizen who waved a pistol, and made eye contact before taking cover. Apparently that spooked the guy after he sprayed his 1st clip... 100 people around that Food Court... it might have been the reason only TWO were murdered here.

The principal, Dawn Hocksprung, was one of, if not the first victim of the shooter. She would have had no time to retrieve a gun from a place that would not been available to the kids. It is too bad that some posters don't even bother to check the facts before they post a dumb and impossible idea.