OK GANG.
LET'S GET BACK ON POINT.
You anti-gun, anti-NRA, anti-Second Amendment people
must abandon your emotional, and irrational,
feeling that the solution to our school shootings is gun control.
My original post explained why America can never be made into a gun free nation. If a total ban were passed upon gun possession in our country there would immediately be a Black Market underground market for firearms. Millions of guns would flood this market.
But, if this were not so, we would see greater numbers of guns smuggled from other countries, just as is true for illegal drugs.
Ban "assault weapons?" There is a video showing the rapid firing of a
single-shot 12 gauge shotgun. Instead of just three rounds, this shooter could have had a large bag full of shells at his side.
Speed loading a single shot 12 ZRUS - YouTube
And, how about bombs? The Texas shooter had bombs. Did you know that you can make black power from three easily available elements? You can get two of them at the hardware store and you can make the third at home.
The emphasis needs to be on excluding the potential killers from schools. Hardened targets, with armed guards and effective security, is a first step. More emphasis on mental health observation of our adolescent population is another.
Someone on this thread asked about safety for children on the school bus before or after school. The same might be asked for when groups of kids hang out at the Mall or the drug store. There is no perfectly safe location.
The present subject is safety and security at the school building.
Nattering on about "sensible gun control laws" is time wasted.
I have already demonstrated that even a total ban on guns would not be effective.
Work on mental health for adolescents, who often feel isolated, bullied, despondent, forlorn, or abandoned. In the years when I was a hostage negotiator, I also dealt with armed, suicidal people. The key to suicidal thoughts was often that a person felt "hopeless and helpless." My task was to restore some sense of hope and personal control to their lives. I was always successful.
Kids often know which of their schoolmates are in need of attention. Create an environment in which they feel comfortable in reporting these situations.
In the meantime, the immediate answer is to establish full security at the school buildings.