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Re: More Schools Arm School Staff

Postby Ghost on Sat May 19, 2018 4:35 pm

hammAR wrote:
"...You can plan to deal with the security officer. You can't plan against random yahoos running around with guns..."

That is pretty much what Dr John Lott's research has determined as to how the perpetrators of mass shootings pick their targets.
The uniformed security officer is a known threat/ target.
an unknown number of armed staff is a deterrent.


The Santa Fe school had two armed police officers and had trained extensively in active shooter protocols, so it wasn't a situation where "good guys with guns" can solve the problem.
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Sometimes you need more good guys with guns
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Re: More Schools Arm School Staff

Postby Grayskies on Sat May 19, 2018 5:00 pm

Ghost wrote:
hammAR wrote:
"...You can plan to deal with the security officer. You can't plan against random yahoos running around with guns..."

That is pretty much what Dr John Lott's research has determined as to how the perpetrators of mass shootings pick their targets.
The uniformed security officer is a known threat/ target.
an unknown number of armed staff is a deterrent.


The Santa Fe school had two armed police officers and had trained extensively in active shooter protocols, so it wasn't a situation where "good guys with guns" can solve the problem.
LINK

Sometimes you need more good guys with guns

Sometimes, despite all the planning and prep bad things just happen. :(
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Re: More Schools Arm School Staff

Postby Ghost on Sat May 19, 2018 5:03 pm

Grayskies wrote:
Ghost wrote:Sometimes you need more good guys with guns

Sometimes, despite all the planning and prep bad things just happen. :(

sadly true, but I prefer if people have a chance if they so choose.
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Re: More Schools Arm School Staff

Postby Grayskies on Sat May 19, 2018 5:10 pm

Ghost wrote:
Grayskies wrote:
Ghost wrote:Sometimes you need more good guys with guns

Sometimes, despite all the planning and prep bad things just happen. :(

sadly true, but I prefer if people have a chance if they so choose.

Agreed :D
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