It happened again :(

[Fox]

Won't really matter how many "good guys" are on the scene if they are cowards like this one:

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-f...-idUSKCN1G62X3

An armed deputy was on duty at that Florida high school but wouldn't go into the building to confront the shooter. Lotta good that did. I get it if you are an untrained civilian but for an on-duty LEO it is pathetic.

Exactly, so you have a fully trained deputy not do anything and you expect a teacher to be able to act properly in this situation?

[terrym]

There are many who are brave enough and would react. In this last case a coach gave his life by taking bullets to save kids. If that coach was armed it likely would have ended there.
The problem is even needing to have this discussion. I couldn't live and raise kids in a place I felt needed armed protection in a school. The FBI should rethink thier mandates and work at removing guns from unstable people instead of being political lapdogs. The US need to implement better background checks. Not everybody should own guns. You will never catch all the maniacs but doing nothing is insane.

[Fox]

There are many who are brave enough and would react. In this last case a coach gave his life by taking bullets to save kids. If that coach was armed it likely would have ended there.
The problem is even needing to have this discussion. I couldn't live and raise kids in a place I felt needed armed protection in a school. The FBI should rethink thier mandates and work at removing guns from unstable people instead of being political lapdogs. The US need to implement better background checks. Not everybody should own guns. You will never catch all the maniacs but doing nothing is insane.

Trump talks about arming teachers, the NRA talks about locking down the school. When should in a modern society should we have to worry about our kids going to school? Why does there need to be locking gates and razor wire to get an education. There is a lot more wrong than the gun, there is a society of violence, just look at all the posts that JoePA posts, not once do I ever have to feel that way about where I live and worry about my family, it just does not happen, and I lived in some gang areas of Ottawa too.

Doing the same thing over and over and assuming a different result is the definition of insanity.

I like how we have restrictions in Canada around criminals and mental illness, no, it is not perfect, and yes I would like to be able to hunt with a handgun or an AR but the truth is, we can get an AR-15 in Canada, you can take a legally pinned magazine and drill it out, load it with 30 and do what is happening all over the US, but it does not happen here. There has never been an AR-15 used in a mass shooting in Canada, there is something more than the gun, there is a fundamental problem.

It sickens me that the Florida government will not consider any changes to the gun laws but debated making pornography a "public health risk", WTF.

[rick_iles]

Exactly, so you have a fully trained deputy not do anything and you expect a teacher to be able to act properly in this situation?

The fact that this officer has been a school resource officer for the past 25 years....speaks volumes !!

[Fox]

The fact that this officer has been a school resource officer for the past 25 years....speaks volumes !!

So you are saying that he should really care for the kids, or are you implying that someone that someone who is not a full police officer would not be properly trained to deal with a situation like this?

[73hunter]

I think one of the issues is the belief that the Second Amendment applies to everyone, which I guess maybe it has to if all people are considered equal under the Constitution ?

the right to bear arms should not be extended to people with mental issues or violent criminal tendencies, but then I guess it would change from a "right" to a "privilege" and that language would have them all wound up,

sadly I don't think it is going to be resolved, if 20+ dead primary students at SandyHook didn't spur any action this won't either.

Keep it down there.

[BIG MAC]

Fox, I think once more comes out about this guy it will interesting to see what training he had and how often he took that training and how often he took target practice etc. etc. sounds like he froze, maybe he had never fired his gun before etc. etc. Look at how many stories you hear of guys on their first Deer Hunt and they Get Buck Fever and can't shoot a Deer that isn't shooting back at them, maybe same thing happened to this guy.

So you are saying that he should really care for the kids, or are you implying that someone that someone who is not a full police officer would not be properly trained to deal with a situation like this?

[Snowwalker]

As strange as it may sound humans are naturally a very aggressive species. Much of your early childhood development and parenting time is spent reconditioning kids to NOT be aggressive. Then in the early teen to adult stage we try to reawaken that aggression and focus it into sports and academic.

Much of your "boot camp" for the military is the military's attempt to "DEPROGRAM" all the anti-aggression training you had as a small kid.

[Fox]

Fox, I think once more comes out about this guy it will interesting to see what training he had and how often he took that training and how often he took target practice etc. etc. sounds like he froze, maybe he had never fired his gun before etc. etc. Look at how many stories you hear of guys on their first Deer Hunt and they Get Buck Fever and can't shoot a Deer that isn't shooting back at them, maybe same thing happened to this guy.

This is exactly why arming teachers is a very stupid idea, they are not police officers, they are not trained as such and they mental capacity to deal with this sort of situation is a very bad idea.

You have a young teacher with a firearm coming out into the hall to engage the high school student with a gun, now another teacher comes out and sees a guy with a gun engaging with a guy with a gun, what would keep that second teacher from shooting the first teacher in the heat of the moment? What about a person running at that teacher, are they being aggressive or looking for help?

[mpsmyth6]

I believe they will continue to bang their heads against the wall until they stop focusing on gun "control" and instead focus on education. The word control has negative connotations...... because who are you to think you can control me...... Control just isn't a good word. Instead if they focus on education, firearm safety, handling, even storage when not being carried or in use. There are way more complex issues, than just who has firearms, but the culture of violence. The US have the right to own and carry for self-defense, we do not here in Canada. Until there is a shift away from so much violence, you can't expect people to stop carrying for self defense.
The students impacted and others could start right now in building a program to educate their peers on firearm handling & use. Promote education on safe uses. That would have to do have some type of impact. Get to the point flyers are included when you purchase the same as we get NRA flyers and such. Focus on education and they should see some type of impact, without having to change rights & laws. At least that's my 2 cents.....