04-02-2013, 08:11 PM
This study is an overreaction to the murder of innocents in Connecticut. As a nation, we need to stop overreacting and think.
The question: How do you keep children safe ?
Both politically presented alternatives are equally infeasible.
Alternative #1 - Fully disarm the nation. Mass murder is impossible without the tools.
Alternative #2 - Convert our schools into armed fortresses. Mass murder is impossible if the murderer cannot either enter the school or is killed during entry.
Alternative #3 is rarely discussed. Identify potential mass murderers through mental health training, outreach, and affiliated programs. Use that information to control dangerous people's access to weapons. Use that information to control dangerous people's access to schools.
And recognize that no defense is impregnable, the insane will still find ways to harm others, even our children in their schools. Do what's possible, not bemoan that the impossible is 'being blocked' by your political opponents as a way to make political points without having any effect on the problem at hand.
The question: How do you keep children safe ?
Both politically presented alternatives are equally infeasible.
Alternative #1 - Fully disarm the nation. Mass murder is impossible without the tools.
Alternative #2 - Convert our schools into armed fortresses. Mass murder is impossible if the murderer cannot either enter the school or is killed during entry.
Alternative #3 is rarely discussed. Identify potential mass murderers through mental health training, outreach, and affiliated programs. Use that information to control dangerous people's access to weapons. Use that information to control dangerous people's access to schools.
And recognize that no defense is impregnable, the insane will still find ways to harm others, even our children in their schools. Do what's possible, not bemoan that the impossible is 'being blocked' by your political opponents as a way to make political points without having any effect on the problem at hand.