(May 25, 2022 at 4:50 pm)Rev. Rye Wrote:(May 25, 2022 at 3:55 pm)onlinebiker Wrote: You already got it.
It' s because a school is a soft target. I.e. lotsa easy targets that won' t fight back.
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So - how do you change that?
I suspect that trying to make schools a harder target might be the tactic that does the least good in the long run. Even if we actually find a way that works, they might find another soft target. What would likely do better would be trying to keep potential shooters from following through on their plans. Things like increasing access to mental health services (for those shooters who are aware that something's wrong with them and need help before they do the unthinkable), a more thorough vetting of who's allowed to own guns (including mandatory psych exams for anyone who wants a license to carry firearms), Red flag laws (which, aside from confiscating them from felons, are the only circumstances where I would support the sort of gun confiscation you fear), and maybe some other provisions that I'll explain later because I just got a message there's a tornado warning in my area.
For when your weather gets better -
I agree with a fair bit - but psych evals for ownership are crap. It is far more likely that someone who is legial for gun ownership would be denied than a whackadoodle sneaking through. Doctors with an axe to grind - ex spouses looking for revenge - ect...
You misunderstand due to digital thinking. I am NOT asking to throw more guns at the problem. Arming teachers who are not trained isn' t good. Nor is hiring minimum wage rent a cops. I am not in favor of metal detectors and other such invasive shit - teaching kids to live in a prison.
My point?
A bunch of anti- gun idiots " had to do something" - so they went ahead and made " gun free zones" patted themselves on the back and went to Starbucks for 5 dollar coffee and masturbation ( or whatever the fuck they do there)
They CREATED the problem - deny all credit - and now they want to " do something about it" again.
The solution?
Quit pretending those signs work - for starters.
