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Yeah, those kids at Uvalde should have had weapons training.
Uvalse shouldnt have the teacher leave the door open, nor should Barney Fife have been on security detail.
So what is your plan in the above closet scenario?
Pray and pee your pants?
I don't know, how about not having the police all stand outside doing nothing while the shooter was killing children?
Why do you have a gaggle of schoolchildren in the shower with you?
Or did you misread the question?
Oh, you want to know what I would do if I was hiding in a closet from an active shooter? Obviously I would pull out my M-16, kick down the door, then use suppressing fire to throw a grenade at the gunman. After that, I would just wait to be awarded my medal of valor.
I see you have no real solution to the situation.
Just a Rambo fantasy you use as reality.
Why is it my job to come up with a solution to an imaginary scenario I will likely never find myself in?
It is a statistically significant risk for much of the country/world, therefore it is part of being an adult, imo.
Not where I live, and I'm pretty sure the vast, vast, vast majority of people on this planet will never be in that situation either.
I'm sure you've spent your life planning for every unlikely scenario, but I have better things to do.
Today's news
https://www.foxla.com/news/la-mid-city-homeowner-shoots-at-follow-home-robbers
Maybe we should start arming the teachers, how are we possibly going to disarm a nation with more guns than people?
Good thing people never go crazy at their place of work and start shooting. Good thing people can't wrestle guns out of other people's hands. Good thing kids can't figure out how to get access to a teacher's gun. I can see no possible downsides.
Ok so what's your solution? Banning all guns isn't going to work, I know rednecks who'd rather die if you try to take their firearms. My solution for teachers isn't perfect either, instead, maybe have security guards who conceal carry on the premise. It would be better than having everyone be sitting ducks.
As we've seen with Uvalde, police can be just as useless. These are just examples I came up with off the top of my head, in my eyes banning all guns isn't possible, especially when you can literally 3D print guns at home without anyone knowing.
We could start by doing more than the bare minimum when it comes to regulation and keep guns out of the hands of people who do not have the mental health to have them including people who are reported for psych checks and people who are domestic abusers. We could also make mental healthcare and physical healthcare socialized.
But apparently those are much harder than just putting even more guns into the mix, which will, I'm sure, definitely not lead to even more deaths.
Healthcare is key, and I'm all for that. Background checks are hit or miss, but better than nothing. The real challenge lies in enhancing these checks to be more effective while respecting lawful ownership rights. I do agree with your points, may we hope for better days friend.