Gun Control & RKBA
In reply to the discussion: A question for this group-- [View all]digonswine
(1,485 posts)1. Yes--evacuation is almost always the best. Remove the target. In the room-we are sitting ducks. Unless they are right outside the door-you evacuate. It would take minutes to leave through window(in need of breaking and clearing). These aren't prison doors-shoot through the glass and unlock. We are leaving this building.
2. You don't see how-fine. I do. Please see my post #72. It is quite clear and obvious.
3. Non-teaching staff are also in the classrooms with the teachers, for the most part. We don't have the luxury of having roving bands of gun-toting employees.
4. So what? Yup- a gun is a tool for killing. They are good for that. And humans use them-sometimes for ill. I will certainly prefer a school shooter becomes a school stabber. Don't pretend that the access to guns is not an issue and that guns aren't just better at ending life.
5. Boilerplate gunsplaining. Anyone that thinks access to guns has nothing to do with gun violence is delusional. Any solution to gun violence that does not address access is window-dressing. This is a simple idea-though not a simple problem, of course. On the ground, we have little control over this.
6. I would like to see-in a balanced way-how these killing-machines do more good than harm. You know-studied seriously. It appears to not be the case, but we will not find out anytime soon.
7. I think you know I am not speaking from ideology. I am a hunter. I have guns. I work in the profession we are discussing. My practical experience-you know-from someone actually responsible for peoples' safety right now, tells me that the thoughts you have shared are not accurate or helpful. I happen to know what I am talking about in a concrete way. Perhaps you should listen to people that are actually dealing with this stuff instead of sticking to what you think is correct.