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Originally Posted by Carl in Tampa
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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There are over 100,000 schools in the USA. Anyone care to guess the cost to "harden" each and every one? Sounds good until the tax bill comes due. Guess who will pay?
You could harden every school in America at a cost of billions or trillions. Then the psychopaths will just attack other soft spots like bus stops, malls etc.