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<blockquote data-quote="MtPockets" data-source="post: 1414627" data-attributes="member: 39651"><p>While I like the conversation here, I truly hope that all who have contributed to this thread- and those who have simply read it without response- will also be proactive locally.</p><p>Write letters to your local newspapers (then watch to see if they actually get published and call them out if they don't), contact your Legislators and Congressmen (and yes, even the President), and have respectful debates with those who would blame an inanimate object for the actions of a deranged individual.</p><p></p><p>Don't allow the 'emotional trauma crowd' to get their point across without a calm rational rebuke.</p><p></p><p>I truly believe that there needs to be a few changes made to reduce these shootings.</p><p>First is to eliminate all 'gun free zones'. </p><p>It's a proven fact that these established zones invite these cowards to do their deeds without risk of being confronted.</p><p>Second is to allow multiple staff at these places to be armed- without any knowledge of who is armed. Again, history has established that these cowards don't want to be confronted. If they know that there are trained responders throughout the target building (as opposed to ONE responder, who, in the most recent case hid like a scared child) they are more likely to choose against such an attack.</p><p>Third is to stop publishing the names or pictures of the deranged individuals who did the cowardly act. In some of the previous shootings, those responsible where in the news for weeks. Every day, their faces and names were all over the news making them more well known than the first responders who responded and put the whackjob down. </p><p></p><p>It's pretty sad that we even have to talk about mass shootings. Even more sad, to me, is that there are those who use these shootings to garner attention to themselves on the premise that they want to help. </p><p>We all know that there are many other ways to kill people, yet those who blame the inanimate object put their blinders on and ignore the facts. </p><p></p><p>The fact is, these 'gun free zones' attract nutjobs.</p><p>The fact is, just having the possibility of anonymous armed individuals deters these attention grabbers from carrying out their evil.</p><p>The fact is, if it's not guns it'll be a car or a bomb.</p><p></p><p>We've seen it before- if a deranged individual feels the need to kill people he will find a way.</p><p></p><p>Just my $.02</p><p></p><p></p><p>Ron</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MtPockets, post: 1414627, member: 39651"] While I like the conversation here, I truly hope that all who have contributed to this thread- and those who have simply read it without response- will also be proactive locally. Write letters to your local newspapers (then watch to see if they actually get published and call them out if they don't), contact your Legislators and Congressmen (and yes, even the President), and have respectful debates with those who would blame an inanimate object for the actions of a deranged individual. Don't allow the 'emotional trauma crowd' to get their point across without a calm rational rebuke. I truly believe that there needs to be a few changes made to reduce these shootings. First is to eliminate all 'gun free zones'. It's a proven fact that these established zones invite these cowards to do their deeds without risk of being confronted. Second is to allow multiple staff at these places to be armed- without any knowledge of who is armed. Again, history has established that these cowards don't want to be confronted. If they know that there are trained responders throughout the target building (as opposed to ONE responder, who, in the most recent case hid like a scared child) they are more likely to choose against such an attack. Third is to stop publishing the names or pictures of the deranged individuals who did the cowardly act. In some of the previous shootings, those responsible where in the news for weeks. Every day, their faces and names were all over the news making them more well known than the first responders who responded and put the whackjob down. It's pretty sad that we even have to talk about mass shootings. Even more sad, to me, is that there are those who use these shootings to garner attention to themselves on the premise that they want to help. We all know that there are many other ways to kill people, yet those who blame the inanimate object put their blinders on and ignore the facts. The fact is, these 'gun free zones' attract nutjobs. The fact is, just having the possibility of anonymous armed individuals deters these attention grabbers from carrying out their evil. The fact is, if it's not guns it'll be a car or a bomb. We've seen it before- if a deranged individual feels the need to kill people he will find a way. Just my $.02 Ron [/QUOTE]
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