Rush to Judgment
Folks, it is much too early to rush to judgement about the killer or his motives. Since he was taken alive (to my chagrin) we will probably learn a lot more about his derangement.
What I found refreshing in this case was that every Texas official who spoke on television said virtually the same thing. They agreed that it is imperative that the schools become "hardened targets" that prevent shooters from walking onto the campus.
This school had two armed guards, but they couldn't prevent some killing because they could not anticipate the source. And, one of the officers was shot in the engagement.
Texas officials are proposing closed campuses where everyone enters through a screening checkpoint, and armed guards (or police) at every school. In my view this is the correct approach.
There was no call for "more gun laws."
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