On 1/1/13 12:59 PM, JustWait wrote:
On 1/1/2013 12:32 PM, wrote:
On Mon, 31 Dec 2012 11:37:17 -0500, JustWait
wrote:
On 12/31/2012 11:12 AM, JustWait wrote:
Quite frankly I think the training should be based on the training a
rookie Police Officer comes in with... This might mean a couple years of
night school, but if you are going to have armed anybody in the schools
I think they need all the tools of conflict resolution, physical
ability, tactical awareness, etc that a fully trained Police Officer
has.
Why do we think there is something wonderful about the training cops
have?
Because a lot of their training is directed at exactly the type of
incursion we are talking about here...
Remember last summer the cops in New York shot 11 innocent bystanders,
taking down one suspect. They weren't even rookies.
It called "the fog of war"... it was terrible, but it happened. Hey, I
hear a plane crashed once, maybe we just shouldn't fly either...
Do you think a bunch of untrained civilians would do any better? In
fact, can you give me one identifiable group that you think would be
better suited for such duty?
I think it would be better if we kept armed people of every kind away
from our public schools.
I'd rather we spend that sort of money, or a good portion of it on:
1. Licensing gun owners and guns, and that includes all current gun
owners and their firearms. Licensing to include a mandatory safety
course and demonstration of knowledge at a licensed firing range.
2. No private sales of firearms without a legal paper trail.
3. Drastically increased funding for community mental health screening
and services.
4. Outlawing of firearms that can accommodate more than 10 rounds in a
magazine, and required turning in or permanent modification of existing
firearms.
5. Educational programs in the public schools that teach children how to
resolve conflict without "going Scotty."