COMMON SENSE STEPS TO PREVENT SCHOOL SHOOTINGS
by David Schnittger
IN LIGHT OF THE VALENTINE’S DAY SHOOTING THAT TOOK PLACE AT MARJOREY STONEMAN DOUGLAS HIGH SCHOOL IN PARKLAND FLORIDA, I WOULD LIKE TO SUGGEST SOME COMMON SENSE STEPS WE CAN TAKE TOWARD ADDRESSING MASS SHOOTINGS IN THE SCHOOLS. I BELIEVE THESE STEPS WILL PRESERVE BOTH THE SECOND AMENDMENT RIGHTS OF LAW ABIDING CITIZENS, WHILE, AT THE SAME TIME, GO A LONG WAY TOWARDS THE PREVENTION OF THE MASSACRE OF SCHOOL CHILDREN IN THE FUTURE.
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PEOPLE WITH CRIMINAL RECORDS FOR VIOLENT CRIMES SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO BUY OR OWN FIRE ARMS.
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PEOPLE WITH ADJUDICATED PSYCHIATRIC HISTORIES OR WHO USE PSYCHIATRIC DRUGS SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO BUY OR OWN FIRE ARMS.
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CHILDREN SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO BUY OR OWN FIRE ARMS. CHILDREN SHOULD BE DEFINED AS ANYONE YOUNGER THAN 20 YEARS OLD.
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ALL GUN FREE ZONES, INCLUDING SCHOOLS, SHOULD BE ABOLISHED. ANYONE WHO ATTEMPTS TO ESTABLISH GUN FREE ZONES SHOULD BE PROSECUTED FOR INFRINGING ON THE SECOND AMENDMENT AND FACILITATING POTENTIAL MASS MURDER.
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OTHER THAN THE RESTRICTIONS JUST MENTIONED, THERE SHOULD BE NO RESTRICTIONS ON ANY CITIZEN, TO KEEP AND BEAR ARMS, OPEN OR CONCEALED CARRY, AS STIPULATED IN THE LAW, WHICH IS THE SECOND AMENDMENT.
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DOORS ON ALL CLASSROOMS AND LAVATORIES AT PUBLIC SCHOOLS SHOULD BE BULLET-PROOF, HAVE PEEP HOLES AND BE ABLE TO BE LOCKED.
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EVERY CLASS ROOM SHOULD HAVE A WEAPON LOCKED INTO A CABINET, SIMILAR TO A FIRE EXTINGUISHER AND AX. THE COMBINATION SHOULD BE KNOWN BY CERTAIN SENIORS AND ALL TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL.
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RANDOM TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL IN SCHOOLS SHOULD CONCEAL CARRY ARMS AND BE TRAINED. THAT THEY EXIST SHOULD BE PROMULGATED BUT EXACTLY WHO IS ON SECURITY DUTY AT ANY GIVEN TIME SHOULD BE KEPT SECRET SO A WOULD BE ASSAILANT WILL NEVER KNOW WHO WILL COUNTER HIM OR HER.
I BELIEVE THAT IF THESE COMMON SENSE STEPS ARE PUT IN PLACE AND WIDELY KNOWN WITHIN THE GENERAL POPULATION, THAT MASS SCHOOL SHOOTINGS WILL CEASE IN THIS COUNTRY.
