Anonymous wrote:It's already been reported that the school in Parkland did have an armed guard there that day.

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Anonymous wrote:This just gets crazier and crazier. I'm seriously starting to wonder if this is a case of 'small town fat cop who never had to issue anything more dangerous than a traffic ticket fails at job'.

FOUR county sheriff deputies 'cowered behind their cars during Parkland school shooting and refused to enter the building' according to Florida police officers who ran in to try and stop the attack

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5428851/FOUR-deputies-failed-enter-school-building-shooting.html

This all came out after the sheriff's grandstand on CNN's town hall the other night.

This sheriff's department sounds like a mess. In the past, there have been accusations of corruption and political cronyism among the people he hired. The same SRO who cowered outside also refused to share information about the shooter when asked by the state social services --when they were investigating the kid earlier. He knew the kid was troubled and had levied threats but he did not share this information.

When it was just the one officer who was cowardly, it was tragic. Four officers? Something is rotten in the sheriff's department. Nearby Coral Springs police went in--and it wasn't even their jurisdiction.

A teacher in Utah accidentally shot herself in the leg Thursday inside an elementary school building.

Just before 9 a.m., Michelle Ferguson-Montgomery accidentally discharged her gun while using a faculty restroom at Westbrook Elementary School in Taylorsville, the principal said in a letter to students’ parents. The incident occurred before school hours, and no children nor staff were present. The teacher was in legal possession of her gun on school property.

State law allows individuals to obtain a concealed-weapons permit and carry firearms onto school campuses, following the completion of a safety training course. Educators in possession of a weapon on school property must keep it with them at all times to prevent a student from finding the gun in a drawer or cabinet. The law does not, however, permit administrators to identify the faculty members who are eligible for licenses.

“Neither the district nor school can restrict access to our campuses for concealed weapons permit holders,” Principal Karen Chatterton wrote Thursday in the letter. “While this can be a highly emotional issue, we encourage you to have civil dialogue with our elected officials.”

Anonymous wrote:This just gets crazier and crazier. I'm seriously starting to wonder if this is a case of 'small town fat cop who never had to issue anything more dangerous than a traffic ticket fails at job'.

FOUR county sheriff deputies 'cowered behind their cars during Parkland school shooting and refused to enter the building' according to Florida police officers who ran in to try and stop the attack

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5428851/FOUR-deputies-failed-enter-school-building-shooting.html

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Anonymous wrote:You guys realize that we already have armed security officers at most area high schools, right? And installing metal detectors at every school? You think the crazy guy with the AR-15 is going to stop in his tracks because he set off an alarm? And as others have pointed out -- what about school trailers, what about at soccer games, what about at the Metro stations, what about at the park, what about at restaurants, what about at church? Humanity is everywhere.

I thought this was a very interesting article written by Chris Ladd:

https://www.forbes.com/sites/chrisladd/2017/10/06/ten-lies-distort-the-gun-control-debate/#6ef54c511fad

Thank you. Sadly, it was written months ago.

Anonymous wrote:You guys realize that we already have armed security officers at most area high schools, right? And installing metal detectors at every school? You think the crazy guy with the AR-15 is going to stop in his tracks because he set off an alarm? And as others have pointed out -- what about school trailers, what about at soccer games, what about at the Metro stations, what about at the park, what about at restaurants, what about at church? Humanity is everywhere.

I thought this was a very interesting article written by Chris Ladd:

https://www.forbes.com/sites/chrisladd/2017/10/06/ten-lies-distort-the-gun-control-debate/#6ef54c511fad

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Anonymous wrote:I agree with the metal detectors and more security. Enough is enough and we need to do better to keep our kids safe. It sucks it has to turn into more of a prison but better safe.

Oh great, and then you'll have crowds of kids lining up to enter school. The shooters can just get them there. They can shoot into the crowd without even having to enter the building.

Exactly - this is all security theater.

Same thing at Nats games - they create this artificial crowd of people who would make a great target - as if someone out to inflict damage would care if it is inside or outside the gates.

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Anonymous wrote:There was a sheriff's deputy at Parkland. Hate to say it but it didn't help at all. Have no idea what this person was thinking or if it went against his regulations to intervene.

https://apnews.com/553d0d00e67740928d285cf111bb8d2a/The-Latest:-Sheriff:- Deputy-never-entered-school-in-shooting

+1. Parkland has a trained police officer who didn’t help one bit during this massacre. When will people stop dancing around the issue that it’s easier to buy an assault weapon than it is to adopt a kitten.

I can only imagine what that deputy is going through right now. I honestly feel for him.

No need to feel for him, he believes he "did a good job" by just calling in the shooting and standing outside.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/02/22/armed-officer-florida-school-shooting-never-went-inside-confront/

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Anonymous wrote:There was a sheriff's deputy at Parkland. Hate to say it but it didn't help at all. Have no idea what this person was thinking or if it went against his regulations to intervene.

https://apnews.com/553d0d00e67740928d285cf111bb8d2a/The-Latest:-Sheriff:- Deputy-never-entered-school-in-shooting

+1. Parkland has a trained police officer who didn’t help one bit during this massacre. When will people stop dancing around the issue that it’s easier to buy an assault weapon than it is to adopt a kitten.

I can only imagine what that deputy is going through right now. I honestly feel for him.

Anonymous wrote:You guys realize that we already have armed security officers at most area high schools, right? And installing metal detectors at every school? You think the crazy guy with the AR-15 is going to stop in his tracks because he set off an alarm? And as others have pointed out -- what about school trailers, what about at soccer games, what about at the Metro stations, what about at the park, what about at restaurants, what about at church? Humanity is everywhere.

I thought this was a very interesting article written by Chris Ladd:

https://www.forbes.com/sites/chrisladd/2017/10/06/ten-lies-distort-the-gun-control-debate/#6ef54c511fad