You are scream gun control

In light of everything that happened in New York and more importantly Texas I will propose a 4 way approach to this that will prevent and actually reduce casualties in these events that doesn’t involve the restriction of liberty.
1 make schools hard target! Utilizing combat veterans law enforcement and civilians each school has at least a 3-7 individual team armed with rifles and handguns on school grounds when students are present these individuals will be in high visibility uniform and heavily trained in tactics of threat termination.

2 is an over haul of the mental health system with better communication between providers and government prohibiting individuals who pose a threat to themselves or others. While providing better care and resources for research. Also a focus on affordable care for the individuals that need it.

3 changes in law enforcement 1. any chase should be diverted away from school zones. 2. The reversal of the Castle Rock decision and those that have followed stating that law enforcement has no duty to act or protect the public.

4. Giving all school staff the option to carry a firearm. Giving the same training as the the individuals in suggestion 1 all school staff has the opportunity to carry a hand gun on school grounds. If this option is taken a stipend for training additional training and ammunition must be provided as well as for risk assessment.

These are not feel good actions like gun these are hard proven actions that will reduce the numbers of repeating this again as well as having a better response saving lives.

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VTDestiny · 22-25, M

(Make schools harder to target is a good idea, it's the utilization of guns that makes that particular method bad)

I can't help but notice that absolutely non of your ideas include anything that makes it harder or even better impossible for someone with plans to do this type of thing to get their hands on a fire arm.

Also as someone who went to school in 2018 when there where basically armed officers everywhere 1 and 4 make the school environment not only feel kind of threatening but also unsafe, uncomfortable, and make it a bit harder to learn. In practice it doesn't achieve the desired effect, it might deter shooters, but at the same time I can testify it essentially defeats the purpose of going to public school in the first place and you'd feel safer and likely learn more at home.

Also did I mention that 1 and 4 not only make it feel more dangerous but actually make it more dangerous. No guarantee that those weapons stay in the possession of those who are authorized to use them as well as no guarantee an innocent is not shot or worse killed as well as no guarantee that those guns are used properly.

You'd be better off keeping weapons off the school grounds. Can't hurt anyone if there's nothing to hurt them with. Better than making it easier to hurt it kill people.