Gun Control Reform Activism

BigmanPigman

(52,241 posts) Tue Mar 20, 2018, 04:10 PM Mar 2018

Since a student was killed by a trained adult gun nuts will want teachers armed now.

A male student WITH A HAND GUN went to school before classes and shot a girl (probably someone he had a relationship with at one time) and shot her and another student. A trained resource officer who had SWAT team experience was on the school site and was able to shoot the shooter and it was over within 1 min. This was NOT a semi automatic, a regular officer wouldn't have SWAT training, and a hand gun was available to a teenager. The school did procedures but this will happen even if hand guns are available. I bet the NRA will be trying to arm teachers but allow 18 years old to buy semi automatic weapons of war. This is one of the events that happened today.

MARCH FOR OUR LIVES this Sat. March 24. RESIST gun violence and change gun laws. There are over 825 marches planned and will have marches all over the world. Here is a link for info.
MARCH FOR OUR LIVES Sat the 24th 817+ cities
will be hosting marches/rallies. Only 75 were organized at this time a few days after the FL High School shootings one month ago. This will likely surpass the Women's March in numbers. This is a WORLD WIDE event now and it started with determined young people that had #ENOUGH! They are RESISTING!

Two weeks ago I learned that the 500,000 people planning to attend the March in DC at the Mall wouldn't be allowed to as they had planned since they didn't get their permit in before another event that was already scheduled had made arrangements for that place and date. I just saw on MSNBC (Lawrence) that the Cherry Blossom Festival was kind enough to move their event to Sunday, March 25th so the anti-gun violence protesters will be able to have their March For Our Lives after all. Here is the current map with info, places, times, maps, ideas, etc.

https://event.marchforourlives.com/event/march-our-lives-events/search/

https://www.facebook.com/marchforourlives/photos

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Since a student was killed by a trained adult gun nuts will want teachers armed now. (Original Post) BigmanPigman Mar 2018 OP

they'll try to use that, but having an armed officer surely wasn't a DETERRENT, was it? hlthe2b Mar 2018 #1

The point the terrorist export, the school district, and the sheriff BigmanPigman Mar 2018 #3

It was ONE INSTANCE out of how many mass shootings recently? louis-t Mar 2018 #2

Precisely...a rarity! BigmanPigman Mar 2018 #4

Not a mass shooting Mopar151 Mar 2018 #5

Typical gun nut response: billh58 Mar 2018 #6

He wasn't a teacher, he was a highly trained resource officer. SunSeeker Mar 2018 #7

Officer, plus kid was after his girl friend, not anyone that moved. Hoyt Mar 2018 #8

They wouldn't do it, the pay is too low BigmanPigman Mar 2018 #10

Where did this 17 year old get this gun? HockeyMom Mar 2018 #9

I live in San Diego and know about that girl that shot and killed the principal BigmanPigman Mar 2018 #11

You are most likely correct billh58 Mar 2018 #12

hlthe2b

(106,330 posts)

1. they'll try to use that, but having an armed officer surely wasn't a DETERRENT, was it?

Reply to BigmanPigman (Original post)

Tue Mar 20, 2018, 04:18 PM

Mar 2018

BigmanPigman

(52,241 posts)

3. The point the terrorist export, the school district, and the sheriff

Reply to hlthe2b (Reply #1)

Tue Mar 20, 2018, 04:23 PM

Mar 2018

all made was that this is a rarity! How many SWAT team trained people are working on school sites? How many shooters use hand guns? The point is that ALL GUNS KILL AND ARE AVAILABLE TO ANYONE AND EVERYONE!

And this is RIDICULOUS that this is even happening!!!!!!!!! WAKE UP AMERICA! NO OTHER COUNTRY HAS THIS HUGE SICKNESS...GUNS, GUNS, GUNS EVERYWHERE! This is INSANITY!

louis-t

(23,710 posts)

2. It was ONE INSTANCE out of how many mass shootings recently?

Reply to BigmanPigman (Original post)

Tue Mar 20, 2018, 04:18 PM

Mar 2018

BigmanPigman

(52,241 posts)

4. Precisely...a rarity!

Reply to louis-t (Reply #2)

Tue Mar 20, 2018, 04:24 PM

Mar 2018

But the NRA is going to try to make it seem like the norm which is the opposite of the truth.

Mopar151

(10,177 posts)

5. Not a mass shooting

Reply to louis-t (Reply #2)

Tue Mar 20, 2018, 04:26 PM

Mar 2018

Classic "love triangle". Nobody shot at random.

billh58

(6,641 posts)

6. Typical gun nut response:

Reply to BigmanPigman (Original post)

Tue Mar 20, 2018, 04:27 PM

Mar 2018

the solution to the problem of easy access to guns is not regulation and oversight, but more guns.

SunSeeker

(53,649 posts)

7. He wasn't a teacher, he was a highly trained resource officer.

Reply to BigmanPigman (Original post)

Tue Mar 20, 2018, 04:30 PM

Mar 2018

And as you note, he was facing a handgun, not an assault rifle. Big difference.

And yes, the shooter was a student there and had been in a relationship with the girl he shot, so not the typical mass shooting scenario.

Hoyt

(54,770 posts)

8. Officer, plus kid was after his girl friend, not anyone that moved.

Reply to BigmanPigman (Original post)

Tue Mar 20, 2018, 04:45 PM

Mar 2018

As long as we allow just about any loser to own guns, I think resource officers in schools are probably necessary.

Arming teachers will just encourage George Zimmerman and Michael Dunn types to become teachers.

BigmanPigman

(52,241 posts)

10. They wouldn't do it, the pay is too low

Reply to Hoyt (Reply #8)

Tue Mar 20, 2018, 04:53 PM

Mar 2018

and it would be less than their desired salary.
https://www.dailykos.com/story/2018/3/15/1749234/-AZ-teacher-posts-salary-and-asks-I-need-a-college-degree-to-make-this
https://www.dailykos.com/story/2011/2/21/948224/-

HockeyMom

(14,337 posts)

9. Where did this 17 year old get this gun?

Reply to BigmanPigman (Original post)

Tue Mar 20, 2018, 04:49 PM

Mar 2018

Probably from his PARENTS. Children are never too young in their minds.

BigmanPigman

(52,241 posts)

11. I live in San Diego and know about that girl that shot and killed the principal

Reply to HockeyMom (Reply #9)

Tue Mar 20, 2018, 05:03 PM

Mar 2018

and custodian at the elementary school across from her house in 1979 and said she did it because she "didn't like Mondays" (the Boomtown Rats did a song about it). Her father had given her the rifle for a Christmas gift! Her name is Brenda Spencer and she is still in jail.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-first-modern-school-shooter-feels-responsible-for-the-rest

billh58

(6,641 posts)

12. You are most likely correct

Reply to HockeyMom (Reply #9)

Tue Mar 20, 2018, 05:05 PM

Mar 2018

in that he had easy access to a gun in his home. The bigger question is why we allow the NRA to buy our elected representatives in order to weaken laws and regulations which allow kids easy access to guns in the home, or elsewhere?

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