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by nonethewiser 7 hours ago
You could ban guns completely and you’d still have to deal with active shooters. There are 500M guns in the USA. Those dont just disappear.

Its idiotic not to harden targets. The best way to do that’s debatable, but schools should be hardened.

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Having to think of schools as “soft targets” in a first world country is absolutely wild.
“We’ve tried absolutely nothing and we’re out of ideas!”

It’s also idiotic to not support mental health restrictions, gun violence research, liability but the well (russian) funded NRA isn’t a fan anymore so here we are.

They should give every student a gun at this point (/s because I feel like someone would agree with me).

Edit: everyone should also wear a bulletproof vest at minimum. Desks should be equipped with reactive armor to defend against anti-tank warheads. A Phalanx C-RAM will be installed on the roof next to the AC units.

I proposed to equip the drones with explosive load instead of pepper spray. Much more effective and faster on stopping the shooting. And have at least 3 drones pursuing the active shooter (3 per shooter).
All fantastic ideas! I bet you we could get our illustrious U.S. "Department of War" right on that without too much effort spent tryin' to convince 'em.