This debate could go on forever. But in the mean time secure the schools. If that means more law enforcement in the schools then lets get it done. For those teachers who have come forward and indicated they would carry a weapon to help secure the school, train them and make sure they are mentally capable to handle that job. For those that would like to allow more people to carry weapons in all areas that's fine but before that happens we need to setup a training program and a philological evaluation program to make sure they are capable. Make sure every school has a plan to keep the children safe. Whether that be a lock down plan, armed security, medal detectors, or a combination of all of the above. Will this stop the madness, absolutely not but it will help to tip the odds in the favor of the children. Then we need to have a real serious conversation about why we have these people committing these crimes. Not until we start to address this mental and social problem will anything really change. By increasing security all we are doing is improving the lock on the door so to speak. To fix the problem we have to fix the person.
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