Here is the report from Texas :)
We have guns, a lot of it, in some cases, you don't even need a drivers licenses or any ID to get it. You can openly carry it. I have a friend who owns 79 guns, all different kinds. As you know I am not prejudice.
However, my kids do go to public school. They stay away from us all day. I feel worried often regarding that. I also feel sad, they actually have 'active shooter drill' each month. Yes, my six year old have active shooter drill! Growing up, I never remember to have these drills myself. Have you?
I agree that banning doesn't do any good. But I don't know how to prevent a mentally disbalanced person/kids to have access to a gun. I really don't. That is the only thing I wish to prevent.
This is the big issue, preventing mentally unstable people access. It's difficult also as someone who is stable today may not be tomorrow due to some circustance or other. A tough issue.
Active shooter drills...Hmm, that's a sad state of affairs and not something we have here. Unpleasant for parents having to worry about such things for their kids. I don't know what the answer is. Take the guns. A car gets rammed into a school yard. Take cars away. Stabbings. Ban knives. Clearly that's not possible of course. Educate humans though? Hmm, now there's an idea. Help those with mental health issues, deal with social issues, global issues? More ideas that could be considered. But...humans are good at killing and have always found a way.
Firearms are an easy target and they can, and have, done some terrible damage for sure. Same as drugs and alcohol (those under the influence) Same as rapists, politicians and shoddy engineering and building standards. Hazards are everywhere.
A little more education may help.
It's a really complicated issue and one that we probably won't find a solution for anytime soon.
Do you trust the government to decide who should and should not have access to firearms based on legal definitions of "mental illness," especially after the past two years of nonsense and bureaucratic redefintions?
The only sure-fire way to stop a bad guy with a gun is to have a good guy with a gun. Let teachers be armed if they choose. End the "gun-free zone" nonsense, because it has objectively failed to stop shooters, but has made innocent people into "felons."
We also do need to address mental health. For starters, let's take a hard look at how the schools are structured. Money gets dumped in, bu academic outcomes are abysmal, and we are seeing mental health problems in the student body. The entire system needs to be overhauled. It is breaking people, and every "reform" thus far seems to worsen this problem.
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Yes I trust my elected lawmakers.
And the only way my school teachers can be armed is over my dead body ;)