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One of the things that hit me is, you know, Columbine and the other incidents were generally initiated by students. Now, I've been around teachers a long time. They don't have it in them to aim at a student and kill them. They'll freeze.
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Any teacher responsible enough and serious enough to make the very serious decision to have a gun in school....well I would trust that person to be serious enough and courageous enough to use it responsibly in a Columbine-type emergency.
Ms. Fallon is implying that one has to have a "killer instinct" in order to act bravely and take a life to save many lives. Her statement that "nor would I want them to" is just outright irresponsible. She would rather see a 'student' kill 20 or 30 people than have a teacher stop him?
Not just irresponsible; it's outrageous.
This woman is basically saying that either teachers aren't brave enough to protect our children or they don't care enough to intervene. If I was a teacher I'd be ticked off that this woman is chosen to represent me.
If we place the response time to around 20 minutes after the initial shooting (it would take a little time for the school to realize what was going on, call the cops, explain, and the cops to get there.) I can easily fire 200 rounds in that time, 5 minutes a class, 4 classrooms with 25 students each (shoot the teacher first), that is 100. Then the cops get there, assess the situation, and decide if they want to go in (they do not have to, you know, if they feel it is too dangerous they can just wait till it is over, they and their jobs are protected by law in those instances, they never have to protect you) so, now I have another 10 minutes, that is 50 more people.
People do not realize how easy it is to do.
My children attended a school that left all of their doors unlocked up until 2006 when the lady's ex from across the street threated to kill her kindergartener. I asked why the doors were locked and a teacher told me (she was not supposed to tell me and was later admonished). My kid's class was next door to that kindergartener and they were not going to tell me to let me decide if it was safe for my son!!!! I asked to see their policy on violent threats to the school. They were so proud of it, it was a great policy (
) They turn off the lights in the classrooms, lock the
glass doors, and all the kids are supposed to sit as quiet as possible so the invader does not know they are there. They then also lock all of the exterior doors ( so if the intruder is INSIDE no one can get OUT not can the First Responders get IN .... talk about closing the barn door )
After calling in a few favors at my former employer's ... the plan was adjusted.... still not much better ... but at least they don't lock the doors AFTER the threat. Now all doors lock automaticly when closed and the front lobby doors are on a click lock.