America has been awash with guns since before its founding as a nation state. Britain used to be similar prior to 1918 when there was a mass confiscation of firearms by the government as they feared an armed revolution over the disastrous impact of the First World War. However, the use of firearms by individuals to kill multiple strangers (and often themselves) in an apparently motiveless fashion is a much more recent development, occurring around the midpoint of the last century, and then accelerating from there. People can blame guns, and thus confiscate guns, but is no one interested in why there is such an explosion in murderous violence? You could prevent mass shootings by taking away guns, but massacres have been perpetrated by other means, such as with motor vehicles, and even by crashing jet airliners. There was a massacre in Nice, France, six years ago where the perpetrator used a lorry.
There is something not right in the minds of those who do such things, and often they are habitual users of mind-altering drugs, of both the legal and illegal types. In particular, the perpetrators often take either cannabis or SSRI-type antidepressants. If you read a report in the press of a random act of ultra-violence--not necessarily a mass shooting, it could be a particularly brutal attack on an individual--very often you will find the perpetrator is a cannabis user.
There is something not right in the minds of those who do such things
They should make body armor, extended mags, AR and AK type weapons Law Enforcement Only. Maybe wait until age 21 for a handgun.
Next we can have a look at games and movies and ponder the indoctrination kids receive
Didn’t know about the handgun age. My nephew just turned 18 and had been talking about one. Thought it was a state reg - never had a reason to encounter thatYou already have to be 21 to buy a handgun, that has been federal law since 1968. It wouldn't hurt my feelings to make it 21 for so-called assault weapons as well. Personally, I would be fine with saying that only the military could have these weapons. Civilian police are still civilians, and they shouldn't have military firepower. A pistol and shotgun will take care of most miscreants effectively.
Another thing that nobody talks about is, look at how television and movies are just awash in gun violence. Even if it's the good guys pulling the trigger, doesn't this sort of normalize the idea that people shooting each other is a normal and common way to resolve problems?
You'll like this.If my child was in that school, nothing could have stopped me from getting in there and finding him/her.
How should law enforcement react to active shooter situations in schools or elsewhere? Careful tactical assessment or immediate entry/engagement?You'll like this.
Heroic officer rushed into Uvalde school with barber’s shotgun to save daughter, wife
An off-duty US Customs and Border Protection agent fearlessly rushed into Robb Elementary School with his barber’s shotgun and rescued dozens of children and his daughter after his wife texted him that there was an active shooter.
Jacob Albarado had just sat down for a haircut when he received the horrifying message from his wife, Trisha, a fourth-grade teacher at the Uvalde, Texas, elementary school, he told the New York Times.
“There’s an active shooter,” she wrote. “Help,” she sent before sending a chilling: “I love you.”
He immediately leaped out of his seat, grabbed the barber’s shotgun and sped off toward the school.
Agreed. Any criticism or queries should be directed to the higher-ups in the field and the policy setters.One thing that is worth mentioning here is, in the USA courts have held many times that the cops have no legal obligation to protect anyone. Now, I'm sure most of them definitely want to protect people but they probably won't suffer any repercussions for not doing so. Also, for better or worse law enforcement is not a profession that tolerates independent thinking and people deviating from what they are told to do, regardless of the circumstances. If the higher ups told the cops to stay outside that is what they are trained and expected to do, regardless of what the circumstances on the ground might be.
One thing that is worth mentioning here is, in the USA courts have held many times that the cops have no legal obligation to protect anyone. Now, I'm sure most of them definitely want to protect people but they probably won't suffer any repercussions for not doing so. Also, for better or worse law enforcement is not a profession that tolerates independent thinking and people deviating from what they are told to do, regardless of the circumstances. If the higher ups told the cops to stay outside that is what they are trained and expected to do, regardless of what the circumstances on the ground might be.
Agreed. Any criticism or queries should be directed to the higher-ups in the field and the policy setters.