If you were president of the USA....

Is being "safer" the only goal? Is that the be-all, end-all?

If that is the goal, above all else, then eliminate [b][u]ALL[/u][/b] firearms of any kind from civilians and non-military agencies. Confiscate all blades longer than ... idk... six inches? three inches? Establish curfews across the country with exceptions only for work. Put up checkpoints every few miles or at least between cities to check for illegal guns and other stuff. Build security walls around schools and other areas needing protection.

I could go on, but you get the point. I've had active shooter drills since Kindergarten (they weren't always called that though). There is no way to make any building 100% "safe" and still live in a free country.

But you didn't ask how do we make schools safe. You asked how can we make them safer (than they are now).

1. [b]Control access[/b]. It is WAY too easy to get in and out of my school during the day. I'm a senior...ask me how I know. 🙄

2. [b]Search us[/b]. Yup, I said it. Search us. Every day. If that means metal detectors, then fine. If it means some other kind of tech, then fine. But there's LOTS of stuff in my school every single day that shouldn't be here.

3. [b]Patrol the place[/b]. We have a police officer who is in our school sometimes. But I think he has like three or four schools that he goes to and maybe other police stuff too. What's good about him is he makes friends with the kids and knows who the ones are to watch for whatever. But he's not here anywhere near enough.

And you can also do the little things like bump stocks and big magazines and assault rifles if you want, but none of those things will make us safer. The stuff above will.